Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva may each face IRS fines and fees for not having filed taxes during their time in Russian prison.
As the three Americans freed from Russia in a prisoner swap deal last week settle back into their lives in the U.S., they now face a different kind of challenge: IRS fines and fees racked up during the time they were Russian hostages. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday spoke to reporters about the IRS burden, which he termed a "little known fact," that Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva will each face now that they have returned to the U.S.
The IRS charges interest on penalties, according to its website. Schumer called on the IRS to waive all fines and fees for the three Americans who he says "suffered so long at the brutal hands of Vladimir Putin." "We want to make sure that a burden like this, the IRS fines and fees that could hurt their credit and cause stress is totally removed," the senator from New York said.
Gershkovich, Whelan and Kurmasheva were among 16 people imprisoned in Russia that were swapped for eight Russians held prisoner – the biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history. Gershkovich, a 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter, was arrested on March 29, 2023, while reporting on a trip to the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg and was accused of espionage. The Biden administration declared him "wrongfully detained," and The Wall Street Journal and U.S.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Evan Gershkovich, other freed Americans likely headed to San AntonioGershkovich and two other U.S. citizens freed by Russia are expected to spend time at a Brooke Army Medical Center facility that helps former prisoners.
Read more »
Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul WhelanThe Wall Street Journal reporter and the former U.S. Marine have been released by Russia in exchange for Russian prisoners held in the U.S. and Europe, in what the U.S. calls a historic prisoner swap.
Read more »
Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul WhelanThe Wall Street Journal reporter and the former U.S. Marine have been released by Russia in exchange for Russian prisoners held in the U.S. and Europe, in what the U.S. calls a historic prisoner swap.
Read more »
U.S., Russia agree to prisoner swap to free Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and othersThe Biden administration has agreed to a prisoner exchange with Russian and is expected to soon secure the release of three American citizens imprisoned in Russia.
Read more »
Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan freed from Russia in historic multi-country prisoner swap, back in USThe United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free.
Read more »
Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan freed from Russia in historic multi-country prisoner swap, back in USThe United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free.
Read more »