Congressman Keith Self Calls on IRS & DOJ to Investigate East Plano Islamic Center After Explosive Report

Congressman Keith Self (TX-03) wrote a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) calling on the agencies to launch probes into the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) following a bombshell report from the Oversight Project detailing potential violations of federal law by EPIC and its affiliates: EPIC Real Properties (ERP) and Community Capital Partners (CCP). The alleged violations are related to the controversial Sharia City development, EPIC City, now known as "The Meadow."

The Oversight Project's report indicates that EPIC is violating federal tax law, civil rights law, securities law, and housing law and should lose its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. The report also indicates that EPIC may be engaging in unlawful religious discrimination, may be subject to additional constitutional constraints, and may be violating consumer protection laws, investor disclosure requirements, and prohibitions on support to terrorist organizations.

These revelations follow the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) investigation into EPIC City. Congressman Self is now calling for additional investigations to be opened by both the IRS and DOJ.

"The Oversight Project's bombshell report indicates that the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) is violating federal tax law, civil rights law, securities law, and housing law. If true, EPIC should have its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status revoked," said Congressman Keith Self. "In addition to the ongoing Housing and Urban Development (HUD) investigation, I am calling on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch additional probes into EPIC and its affiliates for violating federal law. The rule of law must be upheld."

The Oversight Project's report can be found here.

Congressman Self's letter to the IRS and DOJ can be found here.

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