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What are you trying to say here?
wolf
There is far too much unknown at this point.
Who was doing the actual payroll? Was it Whitman herself? Was it her personal accountant? Was it a payroll service?
Was the form ever returned to the IRS?
Was another SS# submitted? (assuming that was the problem). Did any new number go through or did it generate another mis-match letter?
Assuming this woman is illegal, and I see no reason for her to lie about that, Whitman DID have an illegal on her payroll.
So, bottom line, the question is when did Whitman become aware of it?
The stuff Gloria Allred is throwing around does not rise to level neccessary to be proof of that.
I think it's hard for Whitman to prove she didn't know. It's just hard to prove a negative.
Similarly, it may be hard for this maid to prove that Whitman did know earlier than 2009. The payroll stuff would prove that, but that is all on Whitman's side and I think it would be difficult to compel her to release that. For example, her accountant (asssuming she didn't do all the payroll stuff herself) would know, but anybody really think (s)he would blab this data even if laws would allow them to? (They'd have to get Whitman's permission, and if it's damning she won't give it)
I suppose one possible way this woman could offer some decent proof is if she had mis-match letters from the IRS for each year she was employed. (I'm a little puzzled, the mis-match letter is for tax year 2002, but it appears the woman was hired in 2000. Where are the letters for 2000 & 2001?)
It would be damning if whitman didn't file and paid her under the table after getting the mis-match notice. But then we'd have a "Nany Tax" case on our hands. Gloria Allred is not making that case, and I have trouble seeing Gloria Allred overlooking that or deciding not to push it if true.
Fern