GOP Senator Sued By IRS Agrees To Pay Back $5,000,000 In Taxes

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Republican West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice and his wife Cathy Justice agreed to pay more than $5 million in unpaid income taxes stretching back to 2009, per the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The agreement was inked…

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