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IRS contractor charged with leaking tax return information of Trump, wealthy people

Charles Edward Littlejohn, a former IRS contractor, has been charged with stealing and disclosing the tax returns of a high-ranking government official.
Littlejohn is also accused of stealing tax return information from thousands of the wealthiest Americans, dating back over 15 years.
The New York Times and ProPublica published articles based on the leaked information, but the news organizations have not been charged with any wrongdoing.

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BBC News

Man charged with leaking Donald Trump tax returns

He is also accused of stealing tax return details of "thousands" of the US's "wealthiest individuals".

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

IRS contractor charged with leaking tax return information of Trump, wealthy people

A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service has been charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about thousands of the country’s wealthiest people. The Justice Department said in

2 months ago·United States

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abc News

DOJ charges IRS consultant with allegedly leaking Trump, wealthy individuals' tax info

The DOJ has charged an IRS tax consultant with allegedly leaking private tax information about wealthy individuals.

2 months ago·United States

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CNN

IRS contractor charged with stealing Donald Trump's tax returns, which were leaked to press

Federal prosecutors announced charges Friday against a contractor with the Internal Revenue Service who allegedly stole the tax returns of a high-ranking government official. A source familiar with the matter told CNN that official is former President Donald Trump.

2 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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Washington Times

Feds charge IRS contractor with leaking wealthy taxpayers’ information

Federal prosecutors announced charges Friday against Charles Littlejohn, an IRS contractor they accused of leaking the secret tax information of a major government official and thousands of wealthy Americans to the news media.

2 months ago·United States

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The Washington Post

IRS consultant charged in leak of tax returns for Trump, wealthy Americans

A Washington-based consultant for the Internal Revenue Service was charged Friday with stealing the tax returns of former president Donald Trump and thousands of wealthy Americans in 2019 and 2020 and providing them to two news organizations.

2 months ago

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