Lois Lerner

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Former IRS executive Lois Lerner fears threats if her testimony in the tea party-targeting scandal is made public. A judge agreed her testimony can be secret for now. (Associated Press)

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Lois Lerner is the former IRS official at the center of a controversy over how the agency treated conservative political groups. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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The IRS belatedly told Congress it may have lost some of Lois Lerner's emails after her computer crashed, and asserted that the backup tapes didn't exist. (Associated Press)

Lois Lerner doesn't appear to be making any friends in her upscale Bethesda, Maryland, neighborhood. In a video published Tuesday, the embattled ex-IRS director is seen trying to flee from a reporter into the home of a neighbor, who is less than thrilled to see her. (YouTube/Daily Surge)

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Former IRS official Lois Lerner testified before Congress. (AP photo) ** FILE **

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Former IRS senior executive Lois G. Lerner failed to stop her employees from political targeting and hid the bad behavior from her bosses for two years, the government says. (Associated Press/File)