Treasury secretary nominee failed to pay taxes.

Timothy F. Geithner, President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to be Treasury secretary, failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in federal taxes and also faces questions about the immigration status of a former household employee, according to the committee and the Obama transition.

After a 2006 Internal Revenue Service audit identified the lapse on his 2003 and 2004 tax returns, Mr. Geithner paid tax and interest of $17,230 and the I.R.S. waived penalties, according to the transition.
But Obama vetters discovered the same lapse for 2001 and 2002 and brought it to Mr. Geithner’s attention last Nov. 21, after which he paid tax and interest of $25,970, transition officials say.

Why didn’t he correct the 2001 and 2002 returns once his error was pointed out? Why wait an additional 2 years? Do we want a man as Treasury Secretary that can’t figure out the laws he’s supposed to enforce? If I failed to file properly I would be forced to pay fines or go to jail.

According to Mr. Geithner’s account to the transition officials, he and his wife, who have two children, verified the woman’s legal status when she was hired. But he said he was unaware that the housecleaner’s employment authorization expired three months before she quit working for the family to have a baby. The woman, who was married to a U.S. citizen, was granted a green card a few months later, according to Mr. Geithner.

Don’t worry about that expiration date on those papers. Overstaying a visa is one of the methods lawbreakers use to get into the country. BTW, we need housekeepers so badly that we’re giving them work visas?

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