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Richard-Hatch

Survivor Winner a Big Loser in Court

16 May 2006

Survivor winner Richard Hatch who was previously convicted of tax evasion was sentenced today to more than four years in federal prison.  U.S. District Judge Ernest Torres, who had indicated earlier that Hatch would serve a light sentence, said he issued a harsher than expected sentence because Hatch had committed perjury repeatedly during his trial. [...]

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Surviving Tax Fraud

11 April 2006

Richard Hatch, the original Survivor winner, is currently awaiting sentencing, scheduled for April 25, for tax evasion charges.  As we previously blogged, Hatch was convicted in January of multiple charges relating to income tax evasion stemming from failing to report his Survivor winnings and other income to the IRS. Immediately after the verdict, Hatch was [...]

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The Tribe/Jury Has Spoken…

25 January 2006

And former "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch was found guilty of tax evasion on his "Survivor" winnings and other income.  He was acquitted of other charges related to bank, mail and wire fraud charges. The tribe, I mean, jury, deliberated for less than one day following a fairly brief trial of just over a week.  After [...]

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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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Outwit. Outplay. Outlast. Indict.

9 September 2005

He may have had a lot to show on Survivor, but Richard Hatch, the first ever "Survivor" winner, apparently tried to conceal a little bit, too. Hatch had been charged with two counts of tax evasion earlier in the year.  He withdrew his guilty plea, charging that he believed that CBS was responsible for paying [...]

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