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Ex-IRS Contractor Faces Maximum Sentence for Leaking Trump's Tax Returns

Charles Littlejohn intentionally sought IRS role to disclose confidential tax records of wealthy individuals, causing widespread outrage among victims.

  • Former IRS contractor, Charles Edward Littlejohn, leaked tax information about Donald Trump and other wealthy individuals to news organizations.
  • Littlejohn intentionally applied to work as an IRS consultant with the aim of accessing and disclosing tax returns.
  • Prosecutors recommend Littlejohn receive the maximum sentence of five years in prison for his actions.
  • Littlejohn evaded IRS protocols to detect and prevent large downloads from government computers and saved the tax returns on multiple devices.
  • Littlejohn's actions led to the publication of tax information of thousands of Americans, causing anger and embarrassment among the victims.
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