GOP Sen Jim Justice agrees to pay $5 million in back taxes after DOJ lawsuit
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The DOJ's lawsuit said that the Justices had been contacted by the Treasury Department and were given notice of their 2009 debt, but “have neglected or refused to make full payment of those assessments to the United States”
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The West Virginia senator agreed to pay the amount shortly after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against him and his wife over unpaid taxes from 2009.
The federal civil complaint against Justice and his wife alleged that they “neglected" notices demanding payments of unpaid federal income taxes and penalties.
U.S. Sen. Jim Justice of West Virginia has agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million in overdue personal taxes. An attorney for Justice and his wife, Cathy, entered into a joint motion with the federal government in a court filing Monday, the same day that the government filed a lawsuit seeking payment for …
Republican West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice and his wife Cathy Justice agreed to pay more than $5 million in unpaid income taxes stretching back to 2009.
The DOJ's lawsuit said that the Justices had been contacted by the Treasury Department and were given notice of their 2009 debt, but “have neglected or refused to make full payment of those assessments to the United States”
The senator from West Virginia and his wife struck the agreement hours after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit. The IRS said the unpaid taxes dated to 2009.
