Liens show governor's companies owe his state $4.4 million
Source: Associated Press
Liens show governor's companies owe his state $4.4 million
Michael Virtanen, Associated Press Updated 3:21 pm, Tuesday, February 21, 2017
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — Coal companies owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice still owe his cash-strapped state $4.4 million in unpaid taxes due at least a year ago, tax liens show.
The liens, filed in Raleigh County where parent company Southern Coal Corp. has been based, show Kentucky Fuel owing $2.7 million through 2014 and Justice Energy owing $1.7 million.
Other liens include $739,000 by the IRS against Kentucky Fuel and private judgments against Kentucky Fuel, Virginia Fuel and Southern Coal totaling $2.9 million.
Justice isn't involved now in the operation of his family's businesses, which are going into a blind trust, and the tax obligations are a matter for company comment, said his spokesman, Grant Herring. Justice recently filed an ethics disclosure that lets the public know about his business interests and investments, he said.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Liens-show-governor-s-companies-owe-his-state-10948754.php
James Conley "Jim" Justice Jr. (born April 27, 1951) is an American coal mining and agriculture businessman and politician who is the 36th and current Governor of West Virginia since January 2017. Owner of over 50 companies, including The Greenbrier, a luxury resort, Justice is one of the few billionaires from the state of West Virginia.[1] A Democrat, Justice ran for Governor in the 2016 general election as the Democratic nominee, defeating the Republican nominee, Bill Cole.
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Political career[edit]
In 2015, Justice declared his candidacy for Governor of West Virginia in the 2016 election as a member of the Democratic Party.[5] He had been a registered member of the Republican Party until changing his registration in February 2015.[13] This was his first time running for political office.[14] In May 2016, Justice won the Democratic nomination for Governor and ran against Republican nominee Bill Cole in the general election.[15] On November 8, Justice won the election.[16]
Justice was endorsed by the United Mine Workers.[17]
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