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Richard Hatch Wants to Leave the Country

12 July 2009

The first million dollar winner of Survivor – and convicted tax evader – Richard Hatch has asked a federal judge to let him leave the country. Hatch, who was convicted in 2006 of tax evasion charges, is serving the end of his sentence at home in Rhode Island. That creates a problem for his plans [...]

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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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The Tribe/Supreme Court Has Spoken: Fat Naked Guy Stays in Jail

15 October 2008

Richard Hatch has lost his final challenge: the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear his appeal on tax evasion charges. Hatch, the first ever winner of “Survivor”, where he garnered the (unflattering) moniker “Fat Naked Guy” was convicted in 2006 on tax evasion charges. He is currently serving a four year sentence in federal [...]

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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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Richard Hatch Will Survive… In Jail.

4 February 2008

Richard Hatch may survive but only after completing his 51 month prison sentence for tax evasion. The former “Survivor” champion had filed an appeal to reduce his prison sentence after being convicted of not paying taxes on his “Survivor” winnings. The court failed to overturn the conviction, leaving Hatch to finish out his full sentence. [...]

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Club Fed Seemed So Much Nicer in the Brochures.

16 March 2007

Here’s a newsflash: Richard Hatch doesn’t like prison. I know, stunning. Hatch continues to maintain his innocence, claiming that CBS had agreed to pay his taxes (but of course!), despite his being convicted on tax evasion charges.  He claims that his stay at the Federal Correctional Institution in Morgantown, WV, a minimum security facility, is [...]

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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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Jail is not a reality show.

24 July 2006

And no, you don’t get to just leave when you decide that you’re done. You and I may know that, but tell it to Richard Hatch. You may recall that Hatch was charged with tax evasion last year.  He originally cut a deal with prosecutors and then took it back, choosing to argue a loopy [...]

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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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