Former IRS Contractor Charged with Leaking Trump's and Wealthy Individuals' Tax Returns

Charles Edward Littlejohn, a former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has been charged with leaking tax return information from former President Donald J. Trump and other wealthy taxpayers to two news organizations, The New York Times and ProPublica. Littlejohn is accused of stealing tax returns dating back more than 15 years while working for a company contracted by the IRS between 2018 and 2020. He now faces one count of unauthorized disclosure of tax returns and return information, with a maximum penalty of five years in prison if convicted. The leaks have raised concerns about the security of taxpayer data and the handling of sensitive information by IRS contractors.