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- Sen. Jim Justice of West Virginia and his wife agreed to pay more than $5 million in back taxes from 2009 after a Department of Justice lawsuit.
- The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of West Virginia, claimed the couple neglected to pay their tax assessments.
- The settlement is pending judicial approval.
- The Internal Revenue Service filed liens against the couple for more than $8 million in unpaid taxes.
