[SkullSpace-Netops] After Identity Stolen Disabled Senior Citizen Fights Back:

[Hello]

Michael Saunders
205-1310 Archibald Street,
Winnipeg, Mb., Canada
R2J-0Z4

After Identity Stolen Disabled Senior Citizen Fights Back:

Sirs:

For the past five months my wife and my lives have been put through pure HELL. I am now trying to raise the monies necessary to try and bring this matter to court. Now I have been informed by the Winnipeg Police Department that, due from pressures from higher-ups, no charges will be laid against the person who illegally used my Social Insurance Number. Upon investigation I was able to discover that the taxation office did not want this to go to open court where their screw-ups would become public records In trying to get this matter into the court system I want to try and prevent other senior citizens from having to go through what my wife and I have been through.

Just where would the average citizen stand when trying to get similar messes cleared up when trying to deal with the taxation and pension boards???? How would they deal with the constant and malicious mistreatment that they would face when dealing with these agencies??? Just who would be able to assist them in trying to get justice from government departments who act as if they are above the law??????? The answer is that they would get screwed!!!!!!! This is what I am trying to prevent by forcing the federal government to change their rules of engagement so/as the average citizen will have a means of getting their disputes arbitrated by an independent panel with the authority to overrule the decisions of these government departments.

I have been able to talk with three different law firms who showed interest in taking on this case all stating that it has merit and would be a good test case if taken to court. The only trouble with this is the costs involved in doing so. I was quoted different figures by these firms and the costs where outrageous and way beyond my meager means thus I am trying to raise the funding necessary.

I am, through this writing, attempting to raise the monies necessary so/as to proceed in this quest. If you, or your department or firm, feels that this is an honorable venture then please assist me in my quest.

Sincerely Yours

Michael Saunders

A chronicle of events leading up to this venture:

After I had my Identity Stolen and my Social Insurance Number compromised, I am being held responsible for the financial ramifications inflicted by the Canadian Taxation Office. Because of this action my wife and I, being unable to pay our bills due to the losses inflicted through this action by the taxation department and the numerous pension boards that this action reflected on, have been forced into bankruptcy.

When I discovered that my identity had been compromised in/as someone had been using my Social Insurance Number when they were working in numerous restaurants I did not imagine the length that I would have to go through to get this matter cleared up... This act led to the taxation department adding the earnings that were contained on the bogus T4Slips onto my tax return. This should have been a simple matter to correct but little did I realize the extent that the tax department was willing to go to try and cover up their mistakes (The name on the T4 slips were different than mine and the only thing that was mine on the T4Slips was my SIN).For the past three months I have been trying to get the Canadian Taxation Office to overturn their audit of my taxes. I tried to point out that the numerous people who had entered the data; who has assessed my return and those who had audited my taxes had failed to notice that they had entered data without checking the names and relative data that the T4 slips contained.

Numerous times I tried to have the tax department overturn their audit but I was met with deaf ears. In Canada our disability pensions are directly tied to our Social Insurance Number and with the audit of my taxes the different pension boards were notified that I had been working and earning monies thus in direct violation of my pension.

I tried to notify the different pension boards that taxation had made a drastic mistake and that the data that they had entered was not mine but this was met with deaf ears. I tried to contact taxation so/as they could notify the different pension boards that they had made a drastic mistake but this also was met with deaf ears.

My wife and I were put through pure hell not knowing if we ever were going to get our only means of support, our pensions, straightened out. I was, due to the mix-up that Taxation had made through their inability to see that the names on the numerous T4 slips did not match those on record. Being chastised by the different pension boards constantly and continually accused of defrauding the different pensions by working when I was disabled and having the taxation department attempting to whitewash their stupidity in not being able to see that the information that was contained on the bogus T4 slips did not match the information contained in my file has put a constant strain on our lives.

This being a criminal offence made it imperative that the mess was cleared up but the pension board was more interested in covering up their mistake rather than straightening the mess out. Now due to them trying to put the blame onto the citizen I have to pay untold hundreds of dollars in back taxes and penalties. All brought out directly through the tax department’s inability to discover that the names and other data that the bogus T4 Slips did not match the information on file in my tax returns.

I went over the tax returns for the years in question and found that, using the data that I supplied from my own T4 Slips, that these tax returns were done correctly. IT WAS ONLY AFTER ENTERING THE BOGUS t4 SLIPS (THAT CONTAINED MY SIN BUT A TOTALLY DIFFERENT NAME AND OTHER DATA) THAT THESE NEW FIGURES EMERGED. (When I was trying to figure out the mix-up a next door neighbor, a six year old, asked me how come that some of my papers (T4 Slips) had my name on them but that other ones had someone else's name...something a six year old in grade two readily picked out but the highly educated employees of Taxation Canada couldn't do even with a reassessment and audit of my tax returns).. I guess that those employed by taxation Canada are not tested on their reading and comprehension levels and are hired and put into their position due directly to their union affiliation!!!!!!!!

Because of this mess my wife and I have been left destitute. We are not unable to pay our bills nor can we pay our rent due to the inability of the taxation department to admit that they screwed up. Numerous people, most of whom are in the government or hold federal positions openly told me that to try and have the taxation department overturn their decisions after they have been made was impossible. They stated that the taxpayer was considered to be guilty until proven beyond a doubt to be innocent.
As I stated BEFORE...THE Canadian Government enjoys running down other countries for their alleged human rights violations...it is about time that Prime Minister Harper takes a close look in the mirror and see just how his own government treats its senior citizens and disabled!!!!!!!!

The following is a chronicle of events that my wife and have had to endure because of this mess:

Over the past four months my wife and I have been put through pure hell. In October we were informed that our taxes had been reassessed and that two distinct items stood out.

One... That my wife owed close to nine hundred dollars in back taxes (which I immediately paid due to the fact that we did not want to be indebted to the tax department)...And
Two... That I had not entered a T4 slip when I did my taxes!!!!!

I immediately called the taxation department and they informed me that I had failed to enter a T4 slip issued by the Fresh Café. I, at this time, tried to explain that I had not worked for the past five years in/as I had been put on disability by my doctor. This met deaf ears my being told that taxation had received a T4 slip from the Fresh Café proving that I had been employed there in 2011.

Getting nowhere with the tax department I drove to the address of the Fresh Café only to find out that they had gone out of business. Haven worked in the food service industry for the past fifty odd years and knowing a lot of people employed in the industry I inquired as to former employees of this establishment. During my quest I found one person who I knew and I approached him and he informed me that he could get access to the employee records for the 2011 employment year.

Later that day he called and informed me that he had found the T4 slip in question. I met him where he showed me a picture of the T4 slip (that he had taken with his cell phone). I was immediately able to see that the T4 slip in question had my Social Insurance Number on it but it did not contain neither my name nor my address but that of someone totally different. It was very obvious that someone had used my SIN and that the employer had used the said SIN when he did his books and sent in his employee records to taxation.

The next day I called taxation four times before I could get anyone to listen to me. The first three people calorically did not refuse to answer my questions nor did they try and find the mistakes that were made in the entry of data on my tax account. The fourth person, after I informed him of what I had been able to uncover, put me on hold for what seemed to be an eternity. When he returned to the phone he asked numerous questions to assure him that I was who I claimed to be. He, once he was satisfied with my identification, then informed me that the same T4 slip on file with taxation contained the same data that I had relayed to him. At this time he stated that he was going to put my taxation case in for investigation and that I was to call taxation the nest day.

Later that day, when we received our mail, what we were faced with came as a total surprise. We received numerous letters from different pension boards stating that our pensions and the cost of living supplements were being changed. I immediately called the different pension boards and received the same message from each of them...that they had received an updated report on our income from the tax department which showed that I had not reported income and that our family income had triggered a complete change in our benefits. When I tried to explain that taxation had made a big mistake on my tax return and had entered a T4 slip that was not mine..Well this information fell on deaf ears. One person went as far as calling me a liar and stated that taxation did not make mistakes.

The next day I called taxation inquiring as to the state of my taxation. They then informed me that """THEY HAD DISCOVERED A SLIGHT MIXUP IN MY TAXES""" and that this little mix-up would be cleared up. Little did I know that my problems were just starting and just how much work that it would take to get my taxes straightened up. At this time I was told to contact Services Canada and report that my SIN had been violated.

I went to the local Service Canada building and filed a complaint with them outlining that someone had violated my SIN and had utilized it when they worked at the Fresh Café in 2011. At this time I did not realize just how many other times that this person had utilized my SIN and other identification. At the insistence of Service Canada I went to the local police department and filed a charge outlining that my SIN had been violated and by whom. At this time it was stated that the police had to receive documentation that a crime had been committed and that their hands were tied without this said proof.

Two weeks later I contacted the police in regards to my case and was informed that they had not, at this time, received anything from the tax department regarding my SIN or the case in question. I called taxation concerning this but got nothing but a complete run around. At first they stated that I had to have my taxes audited and that they would get back to me when this was done. When I questioned them about the data from the T$ slip being entered on my account with a totally different name and other data being different from what was on file with my tax account I was told that they didn't go by the names on the T4 slips only the SIN that the slip contained.

When I brought up the fact that even though the person entering the data could make such a SNAFU but how did the different people who had audited my taxes and had reassessed same could have not found that the names were different. At this point I realized that taxation was trying to cover up the fact that they had made a major mistake. Little did I realize at this time just how far that taxation would go in doing so? I became very evident that, if I wanted to get this mess cleaned up, that I was going to need help. Little did I know just what I was getting into and just how far I had to go to try and get this SNAFU cleared up?

Over the next two months I tried contacting everyone who I could get an address on for assistance but got nowhere. I received numerous contacts each of which wished me luck but stating that they either couldn't get involved (as it was outside their mandate) or advising me to contact different agencies. I tried contacting the different ombudsman's offices but once again got nothing but a runaround. They proved to be of no assistance at all.
It was then that I realized that the average citizen would not stand a chance when dealing with the different Canadian Government Departments. Just where would they turn to try and get such a mess cleared up and who could they turn to????? The answer was very obvious!!!!!!!! There was no one. I found out that taxation lived under their own rules of engagement and that the majority of politicians either did not want to or wouldn't rock the boat in trying to assist a citizen who had their files mishandled. Numerous departments openly stated that, and I will quote. “TAXATION LIVES BY ONE RULE.THAT THEY DO NOT MAKE MISTAKES BUT IF THEY DO RESORT TO RULE ONE!!!!""" It was also stated that once a person was reassessed and/or audited then this stands and no one could overturn their judgment. That the person who came into their radar was guilty until proven beyond a doubt to be not a t fault.

Seeing this I went on the offensive. I contacted every politician that I could find an E-Mail address on outlining my case. This also met with deaf ears but the newspapers seemed interested. Using every contact that I could get I tried to get some action with this injustice. Even though I could not get any direct actions I soon started to get some positive feedback from very unlikely sources. Utilizing their advice and information I once again went on the attack.

Just before Christmas I started to get some results. Taxation stated that they were """LOOKING"""" into the case and that they were, at last, trying to uncover what had transpired. When I asked the person from Taxation just how a drastic mistake could transpire (The entry of data containing my SIN with totally different data?) he tried to whitewash it stating that they only go by the SIN on the T4 slips. When I tried to rebuff him stating that with a reassessment and audit taking place that those people didn't bother checking that the information that they were using was correct he tried to excuse this by stating that they have to do millions of tax returns per year and do not have the time to check every piece of data that comes into their office. I would think that if they were supposed to be investigating a taxation return that had faulty data then they would be just a little more efficient!!!!!

When our pension checks came in we soon found out that taxation had not informed the different pension boards that there was a mix-up on my tax return. I tried contacting the different pension boards to no avail...one person, when I tried to explain what had transpired, told me that if I got off my lazy ass and put as much effort into getting a job rather than trying to cheat on my taxes then I would not have to worry about paying my bills!!!!!! I once again called taxation trying to find out just when that the different pension boards were going to be informed that there had been a mistake on my taxes...once again I was met with numerous excuses and a complete whitewashing of the taxation department.

After New Year's I called the police department and was told that they could not proceed without the required information from the taxation office. They also informed me that they could get nowhere with taxation who had not returned any of their phone calls. I called the different pension boards once again and got the same response. That they had not received any contact from taxation and could not proceed any further without the proper documentation from the tax department. At this point my wife and I had depleted our meager savings and had maxed out our credit cards trying to pay our rent and bills and we could see no way out of this dilemma.

After New Year's I happened to be talking to a friend of mine, a member of the one of the foreign consonants departments, where I informed him of what was transpiring. He could not believe the problems that I was having and his description and statements concerning this travesty hit home. He stated that the Canadian Government is very quick to point out, like the little old ladies sitting in the back of the church pointing out every flay of those they see trying to make their miserable lives appear superior, the many flaws that different countries have with their treatment of its citizens. He stated that Harper should take a close look at the treatment that Canadian Citizens have to face when they try and get justice from the different government departments. He went on to state that when Harper wants to point his boney fingers at those whom he wants to degrade then he should look in the mirror. That Canada has no place trying to chastise others for their behavior when He allows his own government to treat its seniors and handicapped in the mannerism that I was being treated.

Getting nowhere with my dealings with the Canadian Government I decided to take his advice. Before doing so I sent E-Mail messages to the different MPs outlining what I was advised to do. Little did I realize just what reactions would transpire due to these simple E-Mail messages? Not one of them where answered but the outcome spoke volumes!!!!!!

Two days later, completely out of the blue, I received a phone call from taxation Canada (Just a week before they stated that to have my case looked into would take months of work) stating that they had discovered numerous violations of my SIN and that they were doing a complete reassessment of my taxes dating back to 2008. I was also informed that I was going to owe untold dollars due to the numerous T4 slips that they found being removed from my tax returns. When I questioned his as to why I had to be penalized due to their mistakes and their inputting of data and their prior reassessment and auditing of my taxes without verifying the data contained on the T4 slips...well his answers did not cut it. To have to pay monies to the taxation department due to their internal mistakes and blunders????? I guess that Taxation lives by rules of their own making and that the taxpayer is guilty of their mistakes and have to pay for the mistakes and blunders that the taxation department makes????????WELCOME TO KANADA!!!!!!!

The next day I received phone calls from the different pension boards informing me that our pensions were going to be re-instated (That our Feb. checks would not show the differences but that any further ones would be for the proper amounts). When we received our pension checks for Feb. 2013 we were in for a very big surprise...both my wife's and my checks were lowered and I was informed that, due to reassessment by taxation Canada, our benefits were being reduced. I, also at the same mail delivery, received notice that I owed Taxation Canada hundreds of dollars in back taxes brought about through the auditing of my account. (I ran the figures and found that I had NOT made any major mistakes on my taxes but that the tax department, through entering the bogus T4 slips, had completely fouled up my account. Now I am being held responsible for the numerous mistakes made by our friendly tax department!!!!!!!!!!!)

To this date my wife and I have been put through pure hell due to this SNAFU. We have had to endure the turmoil of trying to deal with the different government departments and getting pushed aside at every turn. I have been accused of cheating on my taxes and working while getting a disability pension and defrauding them of my pension monies, we have depleted our savings and have had to max out our credit cards so/as to pay our bills. (For the first time I could not get my wife a ChristmasGift..she stated that she understood but I could see the hurt in her eyes and I could feel the disgust in my heart)...I felt like a complete failure unable to take care of my home not due to anything that I did myself but due directly to the actions of the Canadian Government.

Just where would the average citizen be if they had to face the same BS that I was forced to go through to get this SNAFU brought to a head??????? Just where would they turn and just who would be looking out for their interests?????? And just where would I be if I didn't go to the length that I was forced to go to?????? I think that the answer to these questions has been made extremely obvious giving what has transpired over the past few months.

Now my quest is to have put in place a procedure that protects the citizens of this once great country from being abused in the mannerism that my wife and I have been put through. During this past three months we have been put through pure hell and I, as a Canadian, cannot nor will not permit another senior to be victimized in a similar mannerism. If this means having to go to the many foreign embassies’ pointing out the travesties that I have had to endure then so be it. As I stated I will not and cannot allow this to transpire to some other citizen.

I have tried talking to different law firms but the costs that they gave are way out of my meager budget. One wonted $2.000 deposit (retainer) and the other one, the one who has the most experience, wanted $5,000 both way beyond what I can afford.

I realize that the only way that I can get the laws changed is to take the taxation department to court but unless I can raise the funds necessary this project will not transpire. My quest now is to try and raise enough monies to fight this case in a civil action.

If you feel that this is a payable exercise and can afford to contribute please do so. Any amount would be greatly appreciated.

Thanking You I Am.

Michael Saunders