IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn was charged with disclosing tax return information of a high-ranking government official and 'thousands of the nation's wealthiest people.'
A former contractor who worked with the Internal Revenue Service until 2021 was charged with disclosing tax return information of a high-ranking government official and"thousands of the nation's wealthiest people" without authorization, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday in Washington, D.C.
Charles Littlejohn, 38, of Washington, D.C., allegedly obtained Trump's tax return information and gave it to a news organization, the court documents said. He has been charged with one count of unauthorized disclosure of tax returns and return information, and if he's convicted, he could face a maximum five years in prison.
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