A US official has been sued for leaking the tax returns of former President Donald Trump and others. Charles Edward Littlejohn, 38, is serving a five-year sentence, according to reports The Washington Post.

Littlejohn worked in Washington and allegedly leaked thousands of tax returns of the wealthiest Americans in 2019 and 2020, according to court documents and testimony from people familiar with the investigation.

Published in September 2020 The New York Times An article with information about Trump’s tax records. Reported in June ProPublica About the announcements of four hundred high earners, including Bill Gates, LeBron James, Taylor Swift and George Clooney.

Trump’s tax returns have caused a stir. In the United States, it is customary for presidential candidates to release their tax returns. Trump is the first president in forty years not to do this.

Littlejohn is charged with unauthorized disclosure of tax information, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. According to the indictment, Littlejohn began stealing tax returns as early as 2018.