GOP Senator Jim Justice agrees to pay .2 million in overdue taxes following a lawsuit from the Department of Justice.

Senator Jim Justice of West Virginia and his wife, Cathy, have entered into an agreement to remit approximately .2 million in overdue taxes, following a legal action initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice. The settlement, which came shortly after the lawsuit was filed on Monday, addresses tax obligations dating back to at least 2009, as confirmed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

This lawsuit adds to a troubling pattern of financial difficulties for Justice, who transitioned from serving as West Virginia’s governor to a U.S. Senate seat in the previous fall. Once acknowledged as the state’s sole billionaire, reports from Forbes in January 2025 indicated that Justice had lost his billionaire status, facing debts that exceeded his financial resources.

The IRS has a history of pursuing Justice for substantial tax liabilities, previously placing million in liens on him. Additionally, state agencies have sought to recover approximately .4 million in owed taxes. Furthermore, one of Justice’s coal and agriculture businesses has accumulated around million in liens over the past three years, intensifying scrutiny of his financial management practices.

Justice has not publicly commented on the details of this latest settlement. In the past, he has characterized IRS investigations into his finances as politically motivated, suggesting that the scrutiny spans multiple presidential administrations from Barack Obama to Joe Biden, and both terms of Donald Trump.

As of October 2024, Justice advised the public to “let it be and see how it all plays out,” indicating a strategy of deflection in response to the ongoing financial controversies surrounding him. His management of the historic Greenbrier Hotel, purchased in 2009, has also come under scrutiny. In 2021, the IRS established a million lien against the hotel, reportedly due to unpaid taxes. Workers associated with the venue have cited that Justice is more than million in arrears concerning contributions to the employee health care plan, raising further questions about his financial stewardship.

The circumstances surrounding Justice’s financial obligations not only reflect his personal fiscal challenges but also set a backdrop of potential implications for his political career and public image as he continues his tenure as a member of the U.S. Senate.

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