Politics | Internal Revenue Service Charges in IRS Targeting Scandal? Not Likely FBI doesn't see evidence of criminal wrongdoing, sources say By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jan 14, 2014 8:26 AM CST Copied In this May 22, 2013 file photo, Lois Lerner, head of the IRS unit that decides whether to grant tax-exempt status to groups, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Don't expect any criminal charges related to last year's IRS scandal. Law enforcement officials tell the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times that the FBI doesn't plan to file any charges over the increased scrutiny experienced by various political groups that applied for tax-exempt status. The IRS admitted to inappropriately targeting conservative groups with words like "Tea Party" in their names; some liberal groups were also targeted, including those with words like "Occupy" in their names. But investigators found no political bias or criminal "enemy hunting," the sources say; rather, management problems and confusing rules were to blame. Read These Next White House makes Hegseth put his polygraph away. A new book argues the Sacagawea legend is all wrong. 11 people hurt in a "brutal act of violence" in Michigan. The NFL's heaviest player told to slim down. Report an error