{"id":594113,"date":"2023-10-13T04:08:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T01:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/former-irs-contractor-pleads-guilty-on-trump-leaked-tax-returns\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T04:08:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T01:08:35","slug":"former-irs-contractor-pleads-guilty-on-trump-leaked-tax-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/former-irs-contractor-pleads-guilty-on-trump-leaked-tax-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"#Former IRS contractor pleads guilty on Trump leaked tax returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/64ca9331baa931.69015875-e1695230894411.jpeg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A former IRS contractor pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of leaking tax information about former President Trump and others to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> outlets between 2018 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Littlejohn, 38, was\u00a0charged by the Justice Department\u00a0last month for disclosing tax return information on \u201cthousands of the nation\u2019s wealthiest individuals\u201d to a news organization as well as passing along\u00a0tax information associated with \u201ca high-ranking government official\u201d to a different news outlet. He pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of unauthorized disclosure of tax return and return information.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBy using his role as a government contractor to gain access to private tax information, steal that information, and disclose it publicly, Charles Littlejohn broke federal law and betrayed the public\u2019s trust,\u201d said Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Merrick Garland. \u201cIn every case, the Department of Justice is committed to following the facts wherever they lead and holding accountable those who violate our laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Justice Department, Littlejohn provided one of the news organizations with information about a public official between August 2019 and October 2019. It noted that the news organization published a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of articles related to the public official in September 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In July and August 2020, Littlejohn then took tax return information about the wealthiest individuals to a second news organization, which later published articles about the data.<\/p>\n<p>While neither Trump nor the news outlets were named in the Justice Department press release,\u00a0The Associated Press\u00a0noted that the de<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ion of Littlejohn\u2019s actions and the timeline of them coincided with reporting done by The New York Times and ProPublica about the former president\u2019s tax returns.<\/p>\n<p>He will be sentenced on Jan. 29, 2024, and could face a maximum penalty of five years in prison.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Associated Press contributed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. 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