Griffin v. Internal Revenue Service et al

  1. October 10, 2023

    Tax Leak Charge Doesn't Help Billionaire's IRS Suit, US Says

    A billionaire hedge fund founder whose tax returns were leaked to the media lacks grounds to sue the Internal Revenue Service for damages even if the agency contractor charged with the breach is found guilty, the U.S. government told a Florida federal court.

  2. September 15, 2023

    Citadel CEO Subpoenas ProPublica Over Tax Data Leak

    The top executive of hedge fund Citadel subpoenaed news organization ProPublica and five of its journalists for documents related to the leak of his tax return data, according to a filing in Florida federal court.

  3. May 30, 2023

    Citadel CEO Says IRS Can't Sidestep Data Leak Suit

    The CEO of hedge fund Citadel balked at the IRS' bid to toss his lawsuit over the leak of his tax returns as overly speculative, telling a Florida federal court that his accusations of agency wrongdoing were specific and made in good faith.

  4. April 26, 2023

    US Asks Court To Toss Citadel CEO's IRS Data Leak Suit

    A lawsuit brought by the CEO of hedge fund Citadel that accuses the IRS of leaking his tax returns to news organization ProPublica relies so heavily on speculative allegations that it should be tossed by a Florida federal court, the government said.

  5. December 13, 2022

    Citadel CEO Sues IRS Over Leak Of Tax Return Info

    Citadel's chief executive officer sued the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday over the disclosure of his tax information to news organization ProPublica, seeking damages and arguing the agency's "willful and intentional failure" to establish security controls led to the leak.