Coverage dated October 11, 2023 to October 12, 2023

IRS Contractor Pleads Guilty To Stealing And Disclosing Tax Return Information

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An IRS contractor has pleaded guilty to disclosing tax return information without authorization.

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NBC News
Former IRS contractor pleads guilty to leaking Trump tax records (opens NBC News)
Published Oct 11, 2023
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Charles Littlejohn, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of disclosure of tax return and return information during a brief hearing Thursday in federal court.
Politico
IRS consultant pleads guilty in massive leak of wealthy Americans' tax returns (opens Politico)
Published Oct 11, 2023
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Charles Littlejohn obtained records on thousands of wealthy Americans and handed them over to news organizations, the Justice Department says.
Forbes
Ex-IRS Contractor Pleads Guilty To Leaking Trump’s Tax Records (opens Forbes)
Published Oct 11, 2023
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The guilty plea comes about two weeks after the former IRS contractor was charged with leaking the tax information of Trump and the wealthiest Americans.
KTVZ Bend
Former IRS contractor accused of stealing Trump’s tax returns pleads guilty (opens KTVZ Bend)
Published Oct 11, 2023
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By Holmes Lybrand (CNN) — The former IRS contractor accused of leaking former President Donald Trump’s tax returns and stealing tax information on thousands of the wealthiest people in the US pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday.
CBS News
Ex-IRS contractor pleads guilty to illegally disclosing Trump's tax returns (opens CBS News)
Published Oct 11, 2023
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Investigators said he obtained the tax information and gave it to news organizations.
Wall Street Journal
IRS Contractor Pleads Guilty to Leaking Trump’s Tax Returns (opens Wall Street Journal)
Published Oct 11, 2023
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Judge says Charles Littlejohn faces “severe consequences” for airing confidential tax information on then-president and thousands of other wealthy Americans.
Fortune
Ex-IRS contractor pleads guilty to leaking tax returns of Donald Trump, showing that he paid next to nothing over several years (opens Fortune)
Published Oct 11, 2023
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The count carries up to five years in prison, but the ultimate sentence will be decided by the judge.
The Federalist
IRS Contractor Pleads Guilty To Leaking Trump’s Tax Records (opens The Federalist)
Published Oct 12, 2023
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An IRS contractor pled guilty Thursday to illegally disclosing the tax returns of former President Donald Trump.
Forbes
IRS Contractor Pleads Guilty To Stealing And Disclosing Tax Return Information (opens Forbes)
Published Oct 12, 2023
Forbes's feed description
An IRS contractor has pleaded guilty to disclosing tax return information without authorization.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Ex-IRS contractor pleads guilty in leak of tax return information of Trump, others (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
Published Oct 12, 2023
Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description
WASHINGTON >> A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people pleaded guilty to a federal charge today in an agreement with prosecutors.
Fox News
IRS consultant pleads guilty for leaking tax returns of Trump and nation's 'wealthiest individuals' to media (opens Fox News)
Published Oct 12, 2023
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Former IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of leaking tax information about former President Donald Trump.
RedState
IRS Consultant Pleads Guilty to Leaking Tax Return Info, Including Donald Trump's (opens RedState)
Published Oct 12, 2023