14-01-2004, 02:05 PM
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Only in America?
Quite incredible:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in592779.shtml
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Cindy Spina should be one of the happiest people around.
She finally won a sexual harassment lawsuit against her employer. It took six long years.
"I was elated," says Spina. "I can't even describe how I felt - I felt so good."
She was awarded $1.5 million, including fees for her attorney.
But then, as CBS News Correspondent Lee Cowan reports, the IRS got involved.
"This is where it gets to be Alice in Wonderland time," says attorney Monica McFadden.
After legal expenses, Spina was left with $375,000.
But the IRS wanted $475,000 in taxes. So not only did she have to give up her entire award, but she owed the $100,000 tax bill.
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