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.