kcjenkins Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090526/ap_on_...d_irs_urination DETROIT – An agent used surveillance cameras to confirm a smelly suspicion: Someone had been urinating in a freight elevator at an Internal Revenue Service data center in Detroit. Authorities filed a criminal charge Tuesday against Michael Hicks. In an affidavit, treasury agent Delmaria Scott said she interviewed Hicks in January 2008 and he admitted urinating in the elevator for months. Scott said Hicks did it "because he felt he could get away with it." It cost $4,600 to clean the elevator. Hicks, who was a contract employee at the IRS, was charged with damaging federal property. A defense lawyer was not listed. Gina Balaya, a spokeswoman for prosecutors, says the government was unsuccessful in trying to resolve the case without a criminal charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jainen Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 >>what many would like to do<< I'm skeptical that many of us would like to pee in an elevator, kc, but I could be convinced if you would care to set up a poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 The poll will have to be very specific, particularly with respect to where the levator is located. The results may be considerably different depending upon whether or not the elevator is in an IRS building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunTaxMan Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 May I suggest that the best "closure" of this thread is: 1. A quiet chuckle and, 2. Get back to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb39 Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 May I suggest that the best "closure" of this thread is: 1. A quiet chuckle and, 2. Get back to work. I'll Second That Suggestion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted May 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 >>what many would like to do<< I'm skeptical that many of us would like to pee in an elevator, kc, but I could be convinced if you would care to set up a poll. Sorry, but I think it better not to. Clearly tho, the issue was not "an elevator" but "in the IRS building". Let's just leave it at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 I notice he did not use the "people" elevators for his vandalizing but just the freight elevator that would carry IRS employees and equipment and such and not outsiders. But, he worked for the IRS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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