A Tea Party chapter in Virginia is alleging that it was audited by the City of Richmond after it complained that the local Occupy movement was receiving special treatment by the mayor.

The Richmond Tea Party said the city charged it $10,000 to hold three rallies in Kanawha Plaza — where Occupiers have been allowed to reside at no charge.

Now the Tea Partiers are crying foul and demanding their money back. But shortly after complaining to the city, the Tea Party group said it received notice of the tax audit.

“This provides documentation that the city rules don’t even apply to the Richmond Tea Party and that we probably shouldn’t have been forced to purchase a city business license in the first place,” Owens said. Read more at www.foxnews.com