Feds probe alleged hacking theft of Romney's tax returns

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57506843-83/feds-probe-alleged-hacking-theft-of-romneys-tax-returns/

By Elinor Mills and Greg Sandoval
CNET News
Security & Privacy
September 5, 2012

The U.S. Secret Service is looking into claims that someone stole 
presidential nominee Mitt Romney's income tax returns and is threatening 
to release them if he doesn't pay up. Secret Service spokesman George 
Ogilvie told CNET today that the agency is investigating, but had no 
further comment.

The claim was made in a post on the Pastebin site on Sunday that alleged 
that Romney's federal tax returns were taken from the offices of 
PriceWaterhouse Coopers in Frankin, Tenn., on August 25 by someone who 
snuck into the building and made copies of the document. The message 
author threatened to release the files publicly on September 28 and said 
copies of the files had been given to Democratic and Republican leaders 
in that county. Democrats have made Romney's refusal to release his tax 
returns a key point in their criticism that he is not in touch with 
working class voters.

Part of the message, which was not signed, reads:

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