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Trump and his sons filed a $10 billion civil lawsuit in a Miami federal court against the IRS and the Treasury Department, alleging they failed to prevent a former contractor from leaking confidential tax information to media outlets, causing reputational and financial harm; the contractor, Charles Littlejohn, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison.
Charles Littlejohn, a former IRS consultant, has been sentenced to five years in prison for leaking former President Donald Trump’s tax returns and the filings of thousands of other wealthy individuals to the media. The district court judge agreed with the Justice Department, calling the crimes "egregious" and emphasizing that targeting the sitting president is an attack on democracy. Littlejohn's lawyers had sought leniency, arguing that he believed the public had the right to know about tax payments, but the judge emphasized the right to privacy for elected officials and the need to protect against unlawful conduct.
The Australian government has referred the PwC tax leaks scandal to the police for investigation. The scandal involves confidential tax information of some of Australia's wealthiest individuals being leaked to the media, allegedly by a former PwC employee. The government has also launched an independent review of the incident.