West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice has agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million to settle back taxes and penalties hours after federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit on Monday, seeking to collect the money.
Attorneys for the former lawmaker and his wife, Cathy, entered into a joint motion for a consent judgement with the federal government after prosecutors alleged the couple failed to pay nearly $5.2 million in taxes, interest, and penalties for the 2009 tax year.
The settlement closes one chapter in a lengthy list of legal actions brought against the couple.
The former two-term governor, who left the Democratic Party in 2017, has seen his family’s wealth, which once reached nearly $2 billion, plummet in recent years….
US Senator Agrees to Pay $5.1 Million to Settle Back Taxes
