IRS Contractor Pleads Guilty to Leaking Trump's and Wealthy Americans' Tax Returns

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Source: The Wall Street Journal
IRS Contractor Pleads Guilty to Leaking Trump's and Wealthy Americans' Tax Returns
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An IRS contractor has pleaded guilty to leaking the tax returns of former President Donald Trump and numerous wealthy Americans, resolving a two-year mystery surrounding a security breach that sparked outrage among lawmakers and government officials. The contractor's actions were discovered after the leaked tax information, which had initially suggested an internal IRS source, was traced back to him.

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