Former Haverford College Student Pleads Guilty To Trump Tax Hack

HAVERFORD, PA — A former Haverford College student admitted in federal court to trying to get President Donald Trump's tax returns from the IRS.

United States Attorney William M. McSwain said Andrew Harris, 23, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to using a school computer and someone else’s username to illegally obtain Trump’s tax

Harris’ co-defendant, Justin Hiemstra, previously pleaded guilty on Aug. 6.

The charges came out of a plot between the Harris, then a student at Haverford College, and Hiemstra (another Haverford College student), to use computers at the school’s computer lab and the Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) website to illegally access the tax returns.

The defendants opened a false FAFSA application in the name of a member of the Trump family, and found that someone else had already obtained a username and password for Donald Trump.

In order to reset the password, the defendants were prompted to answer challenge questions, which the original person had created when setting up the account.

They were able to answer the questions and reset the password, and then used the President’s personal identifier information, including his social security number and date of birth, to attempt to import the President’s federal tax information into the bogus FAFSA application.

Ultimately, the attempt failed.