HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Senator Jim Justice of West Virginia has agreed to pay over $5 million in back taxes to the Department of Justice.

According to a lawsuit filed by the department on Monday, Justice and his wife owed $5.1 million in unpaid federal tax income liabilities and interest for the 2009 tax year.

A later filing confirmed the DOJ and the Justices had settled, but a judge still needs to sign off on the agreement.

This is not the first time the senator has had tax issues.

Last month, the IRS filed liens against Justice and his wife of more than $8 million unpaid taxes dating to 2009.

Separately, a judge last year ordered six of Justice’s family companies to be sold to satisfy outstanding debt.

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