US First Lady Melania Trump (R), West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (C) and US Senator Joe Manchin (L), Democrat of West Virginia, attend a roundtable discussion on the opioid epidemic with local and state officials at the Cabell-Huntington Health Department in Huntington, West Virginia, July 8, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice has agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million to settle back taxes and penalties hours after federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit on Monday, seeking to collect the money.
Attorneys for the former lawmaker and his wife, Cathy, entered into a joint motion for a consent judgement with the federal government after prosecutors alleged the couple failed to pay nearly $5.2 million in taxes, interest, and penalties for the 2009 tax year.
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