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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Fatima Hussein

US Treasury Department ends contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton after Trump tax leak

Tax Season - (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The U.S. Treasury Department has cut its contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, after a former contractor who worked for the firm was charged and subsequently imprisoned for leaking tax information to news outlets about thousands of the country’s wealthiest people, including President Donald Trump.

The latest move is in line with Trump administration efforts to exact retribution on perceived enemies of the president and his allies.

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