Sylvia Johnson.
Sylvia Johnson was dismissed from the Internal Revenue Service after the agency found she had improperly im·prop·er
adj.
1. Not suited to circumstances or needs; unsuitable: improper shoes for a hike; improper medical treatment.
2. accessed the personal returns of taxpayers 476 times. Now she's suing to get her job back. She says her firing didn't "promote the efficiency of the service" and violated vi·o·late
tr.v. vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing, vi·o·lates
1. To break or disregard (a law or promise, for example).
2. To assault (a person) sexually.
3. her due process rights. She's also claiming discrimination, saying the IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. fired her because she's black.
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