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Griffin v. Internal Revenue Service et al

  1. June 25, 2024

    IRS Apologizes To Hedge Fund Founder Over Leaked Tax Data

    The IRS issued an extraordinary public apology Tuesday to hedge fund founder and billionaire Ken Griffin for the leak of his and others' tax information to the media by a former contractor who admitted to stealing the returns of thousands of wealthy individuals, including former President Donald Trump.

  2. June 24, 2024

    Billionaire Drops Case Against IRS Over Tax Info Leak

    Billionaire hedge fund founder Ken Griffin dropped his case Monday seeking to hold the IRS accountable for the leak of his tax return information in a data breach that affected thousands of wealthy and powerful taxpayers, including former President Donald Trump.

  3. June 10, 2024

    Judge Unseals Some Testimony Of Trump Tax Info Leaker

    A federal magistrate judge on Monday ordered the unsealing of some testimony from a former IRS contractor about how he illegally gained access to former President Donald Trump's tax returns in a billionaire's case suing the agency over the breach.

  4. May 16, 2024

    US Must Produce Emails Between IRS Managers, Docs Leaker

    The government must produce emails between Internal Revenue Service managers and a former contractor who leaked thousands of wealthy people's tax returns, a Florida federal judge has ordered, saying the materials are relevant to a billionaire's case accusing the agency of responsibility for the leak.

  5. April 22, 2024

    Hedge Funder's IRS Suit Over Leaked Tax Info Gets Trimmed

    A Florida federal judge on Monday dismissed part of a hedge fund executive's case seeking to hold the Internal Revenue Service accountable for a leak of his private tax data to the media, saying he failed to show he suffered any damages.

  6. March 08, 2024

    IRS Leaker Should Be Deposed Without All Docs, Judge Says

    Attorneys for a hedge fund executive should question the former IRS contractor who admitted to stealing the tax returns of him and others, even though the IRS hasn't finished producing evidence in the case seeking to hold the agency responsible for the leak, a Florida federal judge said Friday.

  7. January 16, 2024

    Files From Probe Of Tax Return Leak Are Private, US Says

    Federal investigative files that led to the prosecution of an IRS contractor who stole reams of confidential tax data are technically the contractor's tax return information and protected from disclosure, the U.S. government told a Florida federal court, denying improperly hiding information.

  8. December 19, 2023

    IRS Not To Blame For Billionaire's Leaked Info, US Says

    A Florida federal court should toss a billionaire's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service because it relies on a misplaced legal test to claim the agency is responsible for a contractor who leaked his tax returns to the media, the federal government said.

  9. December 12, 2023

    Billionaire Says Suit Blaming IRS For Leaker Should Proceed

    A hedge fund founder who sued the IRS after a contractor leaked his confidential tax information to the media asked a Florida federal court not to toss the suit, calling the government's claim that the contractor wasn't a federal employee a self-serving bid to escape liability.

  10. November 30, 2023

    Feds Ordered To Clarify IRS Leaker's Worker Status

    The federal government must produce its contracts with consulting firm Booz Allen clarifying the employment status of an IRS contractor who admitted leaking to the media the tax data of thousands of wealthy people, a Florida federal judge ordered in a billionaire's privacy suit against the tax agency.

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