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Castroneves Not the Only DWTS Contestant With Tax Issues

15 March 2009

Oh, what would Biggie think? His former protege, Lil’ Kim (real name: Kimberly Denise Jones), has been trying to reinvent herself following a stint in federal prison in 2005. Kim was found guilty of conspiracy and perjury for lying to a grand jury about a 2001 shooting outside the Hot 97 studios in Manhattan and [...]

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Castroneves Dances His Way Through Court

9 March 2009

On the day that the new season of “Dancing With the Stars” debuts, the former DWTS champ did some fancy footwork of his own in his first day of court. Helio Castroneves and his sister Katiucia Castroneves, together with their lawyer, Alan Miller, faced prosecutors on the first day of a federal tax trial alleging [...]

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Top Ten Tax Stories of 2008: The World According to taxgirl

31 December 2008

It’s time for our annual review! Here are my picks for the top stories on taxgirl.com for the year: 10, Dancing With The Stars champ and race car driver Helio Castroneves is indicted on federal tax evasion charges. In a related story, my mother is stricken with grief and may never samba again (okay, I’m [...]

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Castroneves Trial Date Set For Tax Evasion Charges

13 November 2008

Helio Castroneves will face the music – again – in March. Only, he won’t be able to tango his way out of this one quite so easily. The Indy 500 race car driver and winner of the 5th season of Dancing with the Stars (along with fan favorite Julianne Hough) found out this week that [...]

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Castroneves Will Race in Australia: Judge Changes His Mind

12 October 2008

After a federal judge initially barred Helio Castroneves from leaving the country as part of the race car driver’s bail conditions, it seems he has changed his mind. Despite arguments by the prosecutors that Castroneves had both motive and assets to flee the country, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Turnoff said that he believed “the dumbest [...]

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Castroneves Pleads Not Guilty in Federal Tax Evasion Case

3 October 2008

You have to wonder what Helio Castroneves did to garner the wrath of the IRS. You know, except for the tax evasion part – perhaps they were Melanie B/Scary Spice fans? The two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 2007 “Dancing With The Stars” champion pleaded not guilty today to tax evasion charges. He is accused of [...]

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Dancing with the IRS

2 October 2008

Brace yourselves. And Mom, leave the room… Race car driver, former “Dancing With the Stars” champion and all around hottie (yes, I can say that on a tax blog) Helio Castroneves is facing federal tax charges in Miami. The 33 year old racing and dancing phenom was indicted today by a grand jury on charges [...]

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