"IRS Contractor Arrested for Leaking Trump's Tax Returns to Press"

A contractor with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Charles Edward Littlejohn, has been charged with stealing tax returns and return information associated with former President Donald Trump and leaking it to news organizations. Littlejohn is also accused of stealing IRS information on thousands of wealthy individuals and sending it to another unnamed news organization. The New York Times and ProPublica published articles based on tax records of Trump and other wealthy Americans. Littlejohn is charged with unauthorized disclosure of tax returns and faces up to five years in prison if convicted. The news organizations have not been accused of any wrongdoing.