> “Back in 2003-5 a memo was created within the IRS noting who was permitted to participate in ‘insider trading’,” says this whistleblower. “The memo noted that all IRS employees in the executive branch and those one step below (territory managers, etc.) were permitted to participate.”
This is not who decides what is 'permitted', which is of course within the purview of the SEC. The piece states:
> Why didn’t I bring these allegations to the proper authorities to investigate? I did and was essentially told to get lost
No, the author went to the IRS Inspector General, which is very much not the SEC. The SEC has a very popular (oversubscribed) whistleblower program which awards millions to those who provide material information or tips relating to such cases.
This article is, ahem, not credible.