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The Tax Man Snoopeth

Posted May 30th 2008 11:28AM by TMZ Staff

An IRS tax examiner has been arrested in Kentucky after he allegedly peered into the personal information of 200 celebs and pro athletes.

John Snyder, who has worked for the Man since 1991, allegedly looked up confidential information of at least 197 celebrities, including Alec Baldwin, Vanna White, Sally Field, tennis great Steffi Graf, MLB players and Bengals coach Marvin Lewis. He also looked up the goods on the late Eddie Albert from "Green Acres." Paging Arnold Ziffel!

The 56-year-old Snyder faces a year in the slammer and a $250k fine.

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1. Your tax dollars at work...looking at your tax dollars at work

Posted at 12:13PM on May 30th 2008 by I call Shotgun

2. sicko...

Posted at 12:21PM on May 30th 2008 by Bonnie

3. What a dumbass! After 25 years at this job and he just NOW decides to get nosy??? Guess he know he's lost his federal benefits...and faces prosecution! Really--Eddie Arnold, WTF? You would think he would snoop on someone more newsworthy...or at least someone ALIVE!

Posted at 12:22PM on May 30th 2008 by Hope it was worth it!

4. I wonder if this is the guy who's been selling confidential tax information to the media? Income tax information is supposed to be confidential, but if it was, how would we know about so many high profile people's tax woes?

Posted at 12:31PM on May 30th 2008 by This is gonna hurt TMZ, and others!

5. If we only knew what our government looks into about all of us. Land of the free?

Posted at 12:29PM on May 30th 2008 by Nage

6.
homeland security;

one way, form OR another,

big brother's ALWAYS watching;

home of the berated &
the land of the free ?

Posted at 12:35AM on May 31st 2008 by davidberkowitz