# So what's all this about Romney's tax returns being hacked?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-all-this-about-romneys-tax-returns-being-hacked/633796>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [September 5, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-all-this-about-romneys-tax-returns-being-hacked/633796 "2012-09-05T21:54:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-all-this-about-romneys-tax-returns-being-hacked/633796/141 "2013-06-27T16:02:31Z")

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Update: [http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/26/politics/tennessee-fraud-romney/index.html?c=politics](http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/26/politics/tennessee-fraud-romney/index.html?c=politics)

A guy has been charged with wire fraud and extortion for making the false claim that he had the returns.

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**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-all-this-about-romneys-tax-returns-being-hacked/633796/142 "2013-06-27T22:56:51Z")

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Interesting! I wonder how the FBI found the guy (or, conversely, why it took them a year to find the guy.)

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**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-all-this-about-romneys-tax-returns-being-hacked/633796/143 "2013-06-28T01:49:13Z")

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Wow. I thought this issue was dead. It’s interesting that they were able to track this guy down (assuming they have the right guy). I guess he didn’t cover his tracks very well.

Maybe someone turned him in. Anyone know if a reward was being offered?

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-all-this-about-romneys-tax-returns-being-hacked/633796/144 "2013-07-02T18:18:41Z")

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This is the first time I’ve seen the thread, and I had to laugh at the extortionist’s demand to be paid in Bitcoins.

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