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H&R Block employee gave drug dealer access to client information, charges state

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Dissent

Phoebe Tollefson reports:

An H&R Block employee let a man who sold him pot “help himself” to filing cabinets containing customer information earlier this year in order to settle a debt, prosecutors allege.

James Maurice Palmer, 27, faces charges of forgery and identity theft, both felonies, stemming from the incident in April.

Read more on Billings Gazette.


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