West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice agrees to pay more than $5 million in unpaid taxes
Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.V., and his wife have agreed to pay more than $5 million to the IRS in previously unpaid federal income taxes dating back to 2009, according to court records filed Monday.
The West Virginia senator committed to paying that hefty sum just hours after the Justice Department sued him and his wife, Cathy Justice, on behalf of IRS tax collectors, who said they had repeatedly attempted to recover the unpaid taxes, but to no avail, according to a complaint filed earlier on Monday.
“Despite notice and demand for payment of the assessments,” the suit read, “[Justice] and Cathy L. Justice have neglected or refused to make full payment of those assessments to the United States.”
Justice will be on the hook for $5,164,739.75, “plus statutory interest and other additions to tax accruing thereafter,” according to the settlement agreement, which still requires a judge’s approval.
A spokesperson for Justice declined to comment. His attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This is only the latest tax issue Justice has recently encountered. Last month, West Virginia state tax collectors reportedly placed a $1.36 million lien on the swanky Greenbrier Hotel, which is owned and operated by the Justice family.
