GOP Senator Sued By IRS Agrees To Pay Back $5,000,000 In Taxes
Republican West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice and his wife Cathy Justice agreed to pay more than $5 million in unpaid income taxes stretching back to 2009, per the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The agreement was inked…
Republican West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice and his wife Cathy Justice agreed to pay more than $5 million in unpaid income taxes stretching back to 2009, per the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
The agreement was inked hours after attorneys for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Tax Division filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia for $5,164,739.75, according to Monday court filings. The debt Justice and his wife owe consists of federal income taxes, penalties, interest and statutory additions that have accrued from the 2009 tax period.
All parties agreed to a joint motion which stated the full amount must be paid in addition to statutory interest, but failed to specify when the payments must be completed. The motion still needs a judge’s approval.
Despite having been sued by the Trump administration’s DOJ, Justice is widelyseen as a staunch political ally of President Donald Trump. The president won West Virginia by over 40 percentage points in the 2024 presidential election.
Sen. Justice’s office did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.