( August 7, 2023, 10:05 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The United States filed its answer and affirmative defenses in Virginia federal court where tobacco company Altria Group Inc. is suing it for roughly $106 million in overpaid income taxes that Altria says the U.S. Internal Revenue Service “erroneously collected” based on taxation of Altria’s foreign holdings, asserting that the court lacks jurisdiction over the claims and that its review of Altria’s taxes is ongoing....