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Secrecy sworn to by
oath;
code of silence.
(Italian.)
"Roth wrote that Congress should take further steps to make sure IRS employees aren't held to a mafia-like omerta, code of silence, so they can `share information necessary for appropriate oversight and reform.'"
"Senator: IRS targeting whistle-blowers," Las Vegas Review - Journal,
Mar 23, 1999.