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Volume 4 . Chapter 9 . § 9-06
As has been noted elsewhere,152 the IRS possesses broad authority to inspect church records. This authority has been upheld on numerous occasions. Government investigations may be initiated by other federal agencies as well. To illustrate:
The Postal Service can investigate "any scheme or artifice to defraud, or … obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises" in connection with the use of the mail.153
The Federal Communications Commission can investigate complaints regarding a broadcast licensee's performance/
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