The U.S. Treasury Department has cut contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton after a former contractor leaked tax information about wealthy individuals, including Donald Trump.
Published:FILE - A sign is displayed outside the Internal Revenue Service building May 4, 2021, in Washington. – The U.S. Treasury Department has cut its contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton , after a former contractor who worked for the firm was charged and subsequently imprisoned for leaking tax information to news outlets about thousands of the country’s wealthiest people, including President Donald Trump .
The latest move is in line with Trump administration efforts to exact retribution on perceived enemies of the president and his allies.In 2024, former IRS contractor Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington, D.C. — who worked for Booz Allen Hamilton — was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to leaking tax information about Trump and others to news outlets. Littlejohn gave data to The New York Times and ProPublica between 2018 and 2020 in leaks that appeared to be “unparalleled in the IRS’s history,” prosecutors said. In court documents, prosecutors said Littlejohn had applied to work as a contractor to get Trump’s tax returns and carefully figured out how to search and extract tax data to avoid triggering suspicions internally. Treasury says the agency has 31 contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton totaling $4.8 million in annual spending and $21 million in total obligations. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in statement that the firm “failed to implement adequate safeguards to protect sensitive data, including the confidential taxpayer information it had access to through its contracts with the Internal Revenue Service.”Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.News4JAX reporter Ariel Schiller shares new details on 4 arrested JFRD employees▶4 JFRD employees arrested, accused of shooting paintballs at JSO car, I-95 sign during ‘prank war’HCA Memorial shows off state-of-the-art emergency room intended to serve Arlington communityMajor national award for Mandarin sophomore receiver Brysen WrightHome surveillance camera captures video of suspects, sounds of gunfire in attempted home invasionWaycross residents smelling mysterious stench for days, what is it?JEA crews deploy to South Carolina ahead of icy winter storm▶Lawyer talks 1st Amendment implications of video with conservative activist at St. Augustine protest1:07Bryceville residents given some relief in dealing with construction on County Road 121Woman accused of punching trooper, kicking ICE officer to appear in court after federal indictmentWoman accused of punching trooper, kicking ICE officer to appear in court after federal indictment0:48Video shows off-duty JSO officer slamming teen to ground at Jacksonville Beach skate parkCFO says Nassau County exceeded budget by $53 million▶Nassau County builder says impact fee rate hike will worsen affordability, increase home pricesMother speaks out after jury convicts man in 2023 killing of her 19-year-old sonJTA lays out 25-year plan for public transportation in JacksonvilleFamily asks community for help to find hit-and-run driver who injured 2 kids on e-scooterFernandina Beach teen explains how he found a missing woman with dementiaWarmer temperatures, dry weather
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