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Justice Dept.: Former West Virginia Coal Broker Pleads Guilty to Obstructing the IRS
January 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024:

A former coal broker pleaded guilty today in North Carolina to attempting to obstruct an IRS audit and criminal investigation.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Vondie Brunty owned and operated West Star Management Inc. (WSM), a company that, from 2005 to 2015, co-owned a coal brokerage business. Despite earning taxable income in 2010 throug . . .

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