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IRS Contractor's Tax Leaks Affected Over 405,000 Filers, Including Trump

Charles Littlejohn, sentenced to five years in prison, leaked tax records of President Trump and hundreds of thousands of others to media outlets.

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Overview

  • Charles Littlejohn, a former IRS contractor, pleaded guilty to leaking tax records of over 405,000 taxpayers, including Donald Trump, to The New York TimesProPublica.
  • Initially reported to have affected 70,000 taxpayers, the scope of the leak was later revealed to include more than 405,000 individuals and business entities, with 89% being businesses.
  • Littlejohn accessed and disclosed sensitive tax information, including returns, investments, and audits, targeting Trump and other wealthy individuals such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
  • The IRS has sent notifications to the affected taxpayers and stated it has implemented enhanced data security measures to prevent future breaches.
  • House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan criticized the Biden administration for downplaying the scale of the leaks and questioned the leniency of Littlejohn's five-year sentence.