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Oakland Mayor Dellums Owes IRS $239K In Back Taxes

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Nov 3, 2009 6:26 pm US/Pacific

Oakland Mayor Dellums Owes IRS $239K In Back Taxes

OAKLAND (CBS 5 / AP) ― Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums and his wife owe more than $200,000 in back taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.

Alameda County records show the IRS has placed a lien on the couple's property that claims they failed to pay $239,000 in federal income taxes from 2005 to 2007. The lien was filed Oct. 14.

Dellums acknowledged in an interview with the Oakland Tribune newspaper that he owes taxes, but said the issue is "being dealt with."

He would not say why he was in arrears.

Paul Rose, a spokesman for Dellums, said the mayor and the IRS had previously disagreed over the amount owed.

Dellums earns about $184,000 a year as mayor. He worked as a lobbyist before taking office as mayor in 2007 and had previously served in Congress.

His wife, Cynthia, acts as his unpaid adviser.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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