IOUs to the IRS: Celebs Convicted of Tax Fraud
CELEBS CONVICTED OF TAX FRAUD
Lauryn Hill
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Ms. Lauryn Hill was given a three-month prison sentence in 2013 after failing to pay around $1.8 million in taxes from 2005 to 2007.
Wesley Snipes
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Snipes was convicted of three misdemeanor charges related to failure to submit tax returns from 1999 to 2001, according to People, racking up $41 million in tax debt. He was acquitted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government and filing a false claim for a $7 million refund, as well as additional charges that he hadn’t filed returns from 2002 to 2004. He received a three-year federal prison sentence, which he completed from 2010 to 2013.
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Peter Thomas
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This RHOA Alum was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to failure to pay over trust fund taxes after prosecutors said he evaded more than $2 million in employment taxes for several of his businesses between 2017 to 2023.
Ja Rule
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In March 2011, the ‘Thug Lovin’ rapper pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to file a tax return and agreed to pay over $1.1 million in tax debts. He was sentenced to 28 months in prison for the offense but served more time (due to additional charges regarding weapons).
Fat Joe
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In 2012, rapper Fat Joe pled guilty to two counts of failing to file taxes on more than $3 million in income, as reported Reuters. His four-month 2013 sentencing happened just after he reportedly paid $718,000 in back taxes.
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