collector

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In July 1846, two months after the U.S. invaded Mexico, the tax collector came calling for six years’ back taxes.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

His late 1980s abstracts have historically sold the best, with a collector in 2015 paying a record-setting $46.5 million for one of his 1986 untitled abstracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

As of October, the tax collector had lost approximately 19,000 people, or 19% of its staff, from one year earlier, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

After Caitriona died in August 2023, Jacqueline instructed a debt collector to recover £9,600 owed by Morar.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Thirty-one Sing Sing wardens had lasted only little over a year; they included a steamfitter, a coal dealer, a horseman, a postmaster, a customs revenue collector, a millionaire and philanthropist, and “assorted ward-heelers.”

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover