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... Why it matters: Thomas came under fire last year after several investigations revealed the close ties between him and Crow -- including that he'd failed to report luxury trips taken on Crow's dime -- that spurred greater scrutiny of Supreme Court justices' financial practices.
- - - Other reports showed that Crow had made private school tuition payments for Thomas' grandnephew, and that Thomas didn't properly disclose that he had sold property to Crow.
- - - Other justices, including Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito, have also faced questions about their disclosures. ...
While Thomas has officially disclosed some of the previously unreported trips, neither man has "disclosed the full scale" of Thomas' use of Crow's private jet and yacht, Wyden wrote in a letter to Crow's lawyer Monday.
- - - International flight records reveal that in 2010, Thomas and his wife, Ginni Thomas, took an undisclosed round trip from Hawaii to New Zealand aboard Crow's private jet, Wyden wrote.
- - - Wyden added that Crow has failed to address the "simple question" of whether he claimed tax deductions as a result of these trips, noting that passing off "trips involving personal hospitality as business expenses is a run of the mill tax scam."
- - - In June, the Senate Judiciary Committee said it had discovered additional undisclosed private jet flights that Thomas had taken aboard Crow's jet.
The big picture: "I am deeply concerned that Mr. Crow may have been showering a public official with extravagant gifts, then writing off those gifts to lower his tax bill," Wyden wrote. ...
