IRS Files Tax Lien Against Sen. Jim Justice in West Virginia

Oct. 20, 2025, 6:13 PM UTC

Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) and his wife Cathy owe outstanding payments of what the IRS describes as tax liabilities of more than $8 million, including interest and penalties, according to documents.

IRS tax lien notices, dated Sept. 30 and stamped by the Greenbrier County, W.Va., clerk on Oct. 2, describe that Justice and his wife have unpaid balances from periods ending in 2009, 2017, and 2022. The documents don’t describe why he owes the taxes, or why the IRS filed the documents now.

The office of the former West Virginia governor who was elected to the US Senate in 2024 ...

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