Senator agrees to pay over $5 million in back taxes to IRS

WASHINGTON (NYT) — Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and his wife have agreed to pay the Internal Revenue Service more than $5 million to cover unpaid taxes from 2009, settling part of a legal fight he has claimed is politically motivated.

The agreement, filed in federal court Monday, came just hours after the IRS sued Justice and his wife, Cathy, accusing them of having “neglected or refused to make full payment” of their taxes for 2009. In the lawsuit, the IRS said that as of early August, the Justices owed over $5.16 million in back taxes and interest from that year.

Under the settlement, the Justices have agreed to pay that amount, plus any additional interest they accrue before the bill is paid in full. The filing, in the U.S. Dis

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