How An Ex-IRS Contractor Covertly Leaked Trump’s Tax Returns
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 11:52 pm
A man sentenced to five years in prison for leaking Donald Trump's tax returns developed a "sophisticated, detailed plan" to evade detection by law enforcement while secretly downloading the former president's data from an Internal Revenue Service database, according to court filings.
Charles Littlejohn said at his Monday sentencing that he had "acted out of a sincere misguided belief" and was "aware of the potential consequences" he would face after stealing Trump's tax returns and leaking the information to multiple news outlets. Littlejohn, who previously worked at a consulting firm with IRS contracts, stole sensitive tax data belonging to "thousands of the nation's wealthiest people," according to his plea agreement.
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How An Ex-IRS Contractor Covertly Leaked Trump’s Tax Returns
Charles Littlejohn said at his Monday sentencing that he had "acted out of a sincere misguided belief" and was "aware of the potential consequences" he would face after stealing Trump's tax returns and leaking the information to multiple news outlets. Littlejohn, who previously worked at a consulting firm with IRS contracts, stole sensitive tax data belonging to "thousands of the nation's wealthiest people," according to his plea agreement.
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How An Ex-IRS Contractor Covertly Leaked Trump’s Tax Returns