David Franklin Slater, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and civilian employee at Offutt Air Force Base, has been charged with providing classified information through an online dating app to someone claiming to be a woman in Ukraine. Another Air National Guardsman, Jack Teixeira, has entered a guilty plea for leaking classified information online and faces up to 16 years in prison.
Charles Littlejohn, a former IRS contractor, has been sentenced to five years in prison for leaking former President Trump's tax returns. The judge condemned his actions as an attack on democracy and imposed 36 months of supervised release and a $5,000 fine. Littlejohn, who sought his job specifically to leak the returns, was accused of weaponizing his access to taxpayer data for his political agenda. The judge emphasized the need to send a strong message that such conduct is unacceptable in a nation of laws.
Charles Littlejohn, a former IRS contractor, has been sentenced to five years in prison for leaking tax records of former President Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk to news organizations. The judge described his actions as an attack on constitutional democracy and compared them to recent threats against elected officials. Littlejohn's attorney argued that he acted out of a moral belief that the public had a right to know the information, but the judge emphasized that he had breached the trust placed in him by the government and violated the privacy of thousands of taxpayers.
Scientists have discovered a significant amount of helium-3, a rare form of helium typically found in space, in volcanic rocks on Canada's Baffin Island. This finding supports the theory that Earth's core has been leaking helium for thousands of years. Helium-3 is created when the Earth's rocky portion stirs and convects, causing the material to ascend, cool, and sink, resulting in helium loss to the atmosphere and eventually space. The discovery offers evidence for the theory that Earth originated from a solar nebula, and the leaking process has likely been occurring for a long time.
Scientists have discovered a significant amount of helium-3, a rare form of helium typically found in space, in volcanic rocks on Canada's Baffin Island. This finding supports the theory that Earth's core has been leaking helium for thousands of years. Helium-3 is created when the Earth's rocky portion stirs and convects, causing the material to ascend, cool, and sink, resulting in helium loss to the atmosphere and eventually space. The discovery offers evidence for the theory that Earth originated from a solar nebula, and the leaking of helium-3 has likely been occurring for a long time.
An IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn, has pleaded guilty to illegally disclosing the tax returns of former President Donald Trump and thousands of other prominent individuals. Littlejohn, who stole tax information from a "high-ranking public official" (identified as Trump) and leaked it to news organizations, also separately stole tax return information for thousands of wealthy individuals and disclosed it to ProPublica. The maximum penalty for Littlejohn's crimes is five years in prison, and he will be sentenced in January 2024. The case comes after whistleblowers accused the Justice Department of hindering investigations into President Joe Biden's family finances.
Former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn pleaded guilty to stealing tax records belonging to Donald Trump and other wealthy individuals before leaking them to the media. Littlejohn admitted to leaking Trump's records to The New York Times and providing ProPublica with information on thousands of wealthy people's tax returns. The Times published exclusive reporting on Trump's tax returns in 2020, revealing he paid only $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017. Littlejohn is expected to face a prison sentence of eight to 14 months. The sentencing is scheduled for January 29, 2023.
A man named Charles Littlejohn, a contractor for the IRS, has been charged with leaking the tax returns of a high-ranking government official, believed to be former President Donald Trump. Littlejohn is also accused of stealing tax return information from thousands of wealthy individuals and providing it to news organizations. The court documents do not name the official, but sources confirm it is Trump, and the news organizations involved are The New York Times and ProPublica. Littlejohn faces up to five years in prison if convicted. The leaked information, which was published in numerous articles, revealed that Trump paid only $750 in federal income tax in 2016 and his first year in the White House, and no income taxes in 10 of the previous 15 years.
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.
Prosecutors argue that the Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified documents to social media, Jack Teixeira, was repeatedly warned by his superiors in the Air Force over his mishandling of classified documents. Teixeira's "willful disregard" of his obligation to protect classified information has become more apparent in the weeks since he last appeared in court. Prosecutors included three Air Force memorandums documenting Teixeira's alleged misconduct in handling classified information. Teixeira has not yet entered a formal plea, and a detention hearing is scheduled for Friday.
