More Rich Taxpayers Learn Their Data Was Stolen in Huge IRS Leak

Feb. 5, 2025, 3:00 PM UTC

The IRS sent another wave of letters to taxpayers whose data was stolen amid a historic breach by an agency contractor several years ago.

Charles Littlejohn stole the tax returns of prominent billionaires and President Donald Trump between 2018 and 2020 and then leaked them to news organizations, which published a series of stories with the information. The notices are the first time those not named in the news articles realized they were part of the breach.

The tax return information for almost 100,000 individuals and businesses was included in the data Littlejohn stole, according to an email from Department ...

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