A suspect has been accused in relation to the unauthorized release of the tax returns of thousands of affluent people, maybe including the late President Donald Trump.
In a news release on Friday, the Department of Justice stated that 38-year-old Charles Littlejohn had been charged with one count of “unauthorized disclosure of tax returns and return information.”
Littlejohn, a former IRS consultant, is charged with both theft and unlawful publication of tax return data belonging to thousands of the wealthiest people in the nation.
Trump, who is said to be a high-ranking government figure, was reportedly included in this, according to sources.
According to reports, Littlejohn gave The New York Times and ProPublica access to the stolen information.
According to Fox, tax return data allegedly was stolen between 2018 and 2020, all the while Littlejohn was working as a contractor for the tax authority.
According to a source from Fox, “a guilty plea is in the works.”
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Editor-in-chief of ProPublica, Stephen Engelberg, clarifies that the source’s identity is still a mystery, hence they will not make any more comments about the accusations against Littlejohn.
Any illegal publication of taxpayer information is sharply condemned by IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel.
“The IRS has put in place new protocols and protections that tightened security, and our aggressive work in this critical area continues in order to protect the tax and financial information of taxpayers,” he said, The Washington Post reported.
According to the DOJ, Littlejohn may receive a sentence of up to five years in prison if proven guilty.
The matter is being looked into by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
