Trump, Griffin Tax Leaker Foiled IRS by Using Private Website

Oct. 16, 2023, 2:04 PM UTC

A former Internal Revenue Service contractor used a private website to store secret tax return information he stole about former President Donald Trump and leaked to the New York Times, court records show.

Charles Littlejohn, 38, pleaded guilty Oct. 12 to stealing Trump’s data from the IRS and leaking it to the Times. He also stole tax return information about thousands of wealthy Americans — including Ken Griffin, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos — and leaked it to ProPublica.

The manner in which Littlejohn pulled off one of the most egregious security breaches in IRS history was revealed ...

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