GOP Sen. Jim Justice sued by federal government over $5 million in back taxes (Raquel Coronell Uribe/NBC News)
The federal government sued Senator Jim Justice for $5 million in unpaid back taxes related to his coal mining companies.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Republican Senator Jim Justice of West Virginia to recover over $5 million in delinquent taxes and penalties. The lawsuit alleges his family-owned coal companies failed to pay federal employer-side taxes, including Social Security and Medicare withholdings.
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17 OUTLETSOutlets across the political spectrum are reporting on the settlement with a universally negative tone toward Senator Justice. While center-right sources like the New York Post focus on the formal agreement to resolve the DOJ claim, left-leaning outlets such as The New Republic use more pointed language, framing the settlement as a consequence of "dodging" the IRS for over a decade.
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