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Richard Hatch Spends Supervised Release Shopping New Reality TV Show

13 December 2011

I wasn’t kidding when I suggested that Richard Hatch would probably be shopping around a new reality TV show deal now that he’s out of prison. I just didn’t think it would happen so fast. NPR is reporting that the former Survivor winner has hopes of showcasing his relationship with the children conceived from his [...]

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Richard Hatch Released from Prison (Again)

12 December 2011

As much as I’ve blogged about reality TV star (and I use the term “star” lightly) Richard Hatch over the years, I feel I owe it to you to report that our favorite tax evader was released (again) from prison today. Hatch’s most recent stint was the result of failing to file and pay the [...]

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“Big Brother” Watches “Big Brother” (Psst, One of those is IRS)

22 January 2011

I have to wonder what those casting folks at CBS’ reality shows are looking for… A basic knowledge of tax laws clearly isn’t one of the criteria. Now that Richard Hatch is out of jail for tax evasion, the “former winning cast member of a CBS show now in jail for tax evasion” role goes [...]

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Note to Game Show Contestants: Big Brother Really *Is* Watching

4 October 2010

Remember how “Survivor” winner Richard Hatch failed to report his game show winnings on his tax return and went to jail? Well apparently Adam Jasinski didn’t watch “Survivor”… Jasinksi, the winner of CBS’ “Big Brother 9″ pleaded guilty today failing to file a tax return for 2008, the year that he won the $500,000 grand [...]

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taxgirl Talks Stimulus on CBS Radio

7 April 2009

In case you didn’t hear my few seconds of fame on your local CBS affiliate radio show (the bit was broadcast nationally), you can have a listen here: taxgirl on CBS (mp3 file)

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Not a “Survivor” After All: Richard Hatch Still Wants Out of Prison

27 March 2009

Apparently, it’s better to be naked on a beach in Borneo eating bugs than wearing orange in a prison cell in West Virginia… Richard Hatch, the first winner of “Survivor” has made yet another request to be released from prison. Hatch is currently serving just over four years in a West Virginia federal prison for [...]

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Richard Hatch is a Survivor: “Fat Naked Guy” Takes on the Supreme Court

3 June 2008

The first ever winner of CBS’ Survivor has appealed his tax evasion conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court. Richard Hatch was convicted of failing to pay taxes on the $1 million prize on Survivor in 2000. He was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison. He had previously appealed his conviction to the United States [...]

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Survivor Reruns.

5 January 2007

Stretching his fifteen minutes even further, Richard Hatch of CBS’ "Survivor" went before a federal appeals court to argue against his conviction on tax evasion charges.  Hatch was convicted of failing to pay taxes when he took home the $1 million prize on "Survivor. He was sentenced to more than four years in prison. Defense [...]

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Playing Games with Games

21 January 2006

The federal tax evasion trial of Richard Hatch, the first "Survivor" winner, is underway.  You may recall that the reality star was charged with failing to report his million dollar winnings to the IRS, as well as other related charges. Initially, Richard made an agreement with IRS and then withdrew his plea, claiming that CBS [...]

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