I feel like I should send Richard Hatch a fruit basket or something for making it so easy to find things to blog about…
As you know, Richard Hatch has been serving time for tax evasion for, among other things, not paying the tax on his “Survivor” winnings. He requested and was granted house arrest for the remainder of his sentence. But apparently, he doesn’t quite get the idea behind house arrest… To leave the house, you have to ask permission from the federal Bureau of Prisons. Only, he didn’t quite do that.
He opted to do three television interviews on Tuesday, all three for NBC-affiliated shows, including the “Today” show. He only asked permission to do the one. So he’s back in the slammer.
During the interviews, Hatch repeatedly claimed that he was innocent of the tax evasion charges. He says that he will pay the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) when he receives a bill (which he says has never happened). And he now says that his conviction is the result of “prosecutorial misconduct” and discrimination because he is gay. Right. Not the million dollars he chose to not report. Just because he’s gay.
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He so crazy that no group will stand up for him! Where is Rev. Jesse when you need him?
This blogm this time hit the nail on the head to me, although I don’t know if you realize it. No matter what we refer to, the preponderance of the people of the USA take the attitude: “Mommy it isn’t fair”.
With the socialists in charge of our government, it doesn’t look like it is going to get better anytime soon.
Jeff Day
Please, PlEASE!!! put me on the jury for Mr Hatch’s trial.
Taxgirl, great site thank you. (I have a crush now.)
Hope you take me seriously tho, when I ask: How would you define legitimate instances of misconduct, where a person believes they are being deceived or lied to, or required to interact with a well-funded taxation agency which is using a dishonest starting point and continues to push the Fraud on Court (in the technical sense)?
I am asking for authentic instances that you know about, and how you would define misconduct, from a tax-agency or officer, in theory (without known instances).
My concern is stemming from the increasing sense that states are desperate for revenue and are willing to push fraud on people, who did not have an income: Creating a fiction of income, so the state can create wealth from that fiction. Or attempt to draw wealth from that fiction – give pretense that the state is more wealthy than it is, because of balances owed (because of potential accounting gimmicks and overshadowing a silent campaign to ding people who have no income).
This is mainly an attack on the elderly and in large enough numbers, dinging them for income, when they have no income, can be an egregious practice. But it is not limited to the elderly. Any person who does not have an income is vulnerable, because the state can be pushy when sending out final notices, especially on people without an income knowing this class to have less resources available to them, or ability to defend themselves, ability to write, are looked down upon for not filing ectera (perceived by the state as an easy mark). —-
Example: I’m a state tax collector leveraging claims for large amounts, to see what the state can pull out of their teeth fillings. — Wait its not misconduct, that only happens to Richard Hatch the fat nude guy on our, ah, tehelaa vizzion …. If it is not prosecutor misconduct, then what do you call it venerable tax girl?
A ‘rush to justice?’
How do you define misconduct and do you suppose that because Mr. Hatch has made a statement about professional misconduct, that professional misconduct is a vapor in the hallways of thousands of tax departments around the humble country?
Sadness wells. … All her fans love when even the tax girl, mocks professional misconduct.
(Sorry babe, the crush is over. I have to end it. It was only an internet thing.) But I still like your website. 🙂
Nicely done.
~Setter