Internal Revenue Service Contractor Accused of Leaking Trump Tax Records to the Media

 


Federal prosecutors have accused an Internal Revenue Service contractor of illegally leaking to the media some tax records belonging to former President Donald Trump along with several other wealthy Americans, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

The charges appear to resolve “a two-year puzzle over a security breach that sparked outrage from lawmakers and administration officials,” the WSJ report further notes.

The media also noted:

Charles Littlejohn, 38, of Washington, D.C., was charged Friday with one count of unauthorized disclosure of tax information and faces up to five years in prison, according to a Department of Justice news release.

Court records do not name the taxpayers, news organizations or the company Littlejohn worked for, but the descriptions match two of the largest and most consequential disclosures of private tax information.

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