IRS Targets Conservatives and Jewish Groups

Senior officials at the IRS admitted that conservative groups were being targeted and scrutinized as early as 2011, including excessive questioning and unfair demands of information, which went beyond the appropriate level for tax-exempt status. Mark Levin's Legal Landmark Foundation, sent a letter to the IRS in March, 2012, which prompted an investigation into these practices.  As of Friday, May 10th, a representative from the IRS apologized for such actions.
http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2013/05/12/How-Mark-Levin-Led-Fight-Against-IRS

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/10/IRS-Apologizes-for-Targeting-Tea-Party-Groups-in-2012

"At various points over the past two years, Internal Revenue Service officials targeted nonprofit groups that criticized the government and sought to educate Americans about the U.S. Constitution, according to documents in an audit conducted by the agency’s inspector general."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/05/12/irs-targeted-groups-that-criticized-the-government-ig-report-says/

Additionally, The Jewish Press reported that the IRS was giving pro-Israel organizations, which were filing for tax-exempt status, additional scrutiny.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/348013/irs-inquisition-update

Tea Party Patriots are calling for Congress to investigate these claims. It remains to be seen whether the IRS was acting on behalf of politically motivated superiors.