A former IRS contractor who leaked former President Donald Trump’s tax records to the New York Times was sentenced to five years behind bars Monday. Charles Littlejohn, 38, who was also behind the leaks of tax records of billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to ProPublica, pleaded guilty in October to a single count of disclosing tax return information without authorization. Littlejohn will also face 36 months of supervised release and must cough up $5,000 in fines. The sentence is the maximum that Littlejohn could have received on the charge and was what had been asked for by prosecutors. Littlejohn reportedly told the Washington DC courtroom that he “acted out of a sincere but misguided belief that I was serving the public.” “I made my decision with the full knowledge that I would likely end up in a courtroom,” he confessed. Read more at https://nypost.com/2024/01/29/news/ex-irs-contractor-charles-littlejohn-sentenced-for-leaking-trumps-tax-returns/ #donaldtrump #irs #taxreturns #charleslittlejohn The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost