Jim Choate's sharing his experiences with the IRS is very welcome, as with Tom Allard forwarding the Jeff Gordon request for assistance. Other inquiries of folks on the list will probably happen, and information about those would be beneficial. It would be a great help to post here any other overtures, anonymous if preferred. It's tough being the earliest ones contacted, having to decide as Tom and Jim have had to do about whether to go public or deal with the inquiries in private and hope that nothing worse develops. It's likely that more serious targets will be approached later, using material obtained from those not at risk, those with no reason to fear the friendly, courteous IRS. At least that's what happened with Jim Bell and CJ. They, too, said they were handled in a friendly courteous manner until ... the case was presented to a magistrate. According to CJ's sister even the shrink at Springfield is the friendliest most courteous person she's talked to, helpful, considerate, and said he had CJ's interest at heart. She said she just hoped he didn't cut off CJ's medicine, cause him to go berzerk, then to disappear. It's that switch from friendly and couterous to the other that none of want to think about, eh? "You're under arrest. Anything you say can and will be used against you." Hmm, what was I saying, posting, here. BTW, the offshore archives, if they are offshore, are a problem for getting legal access to, and to use in court. I think a human linkage is preferred, in deposition, in court, testifying for the record. Makes a more convincing case to have a live body telling the facts of the matter, explaining how things work, somewhat eager to instruct and please, in self-preservation, to keep the cops and court friendly and courteous. What was told to the investigators in private, that's what hung Jim Bell and CJ. But, hey, they were nuts, right? Fuck them. Then the friendly folks came for you and me, working a list.