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Richard Hatch, the original Survivor winner, is currently awaiting sentencing, scheduled for April 25, for tax evasion charges. As 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 taken…
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…
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 Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as well as other related charges. Initially, Richard agreed with IRS and then withdrew his plea, claiming that CBS…
Yesterday was a football fan’s paradise… What great games! And the Steelers managed to unseat the Colts as the AFC favorites. Okay, I’m really a Philadelphia Eagles fan, but the Eagles didn’t give us much reason to cheer this season. The Steelers, on the other hand, were brilliant. Now, I know that Steelers fans are…
In addition to the highly publicized case of Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy Playmate, who is battling for her late husband’s fortunes at the US Supreme Court, previously blogged about here, Texas probate courts are in the spotlight once again. This time, the case revolves around Lillian Glasser, a New Jersey socialite, and her fortune….
Apparently doesn’t stay in Texas, but clearly has Texan ties… In what can only be described as an interesting pairing, the Bush administration is backing Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy playmate, in her fight over her late husband’s assets. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court granted cert to Anna Nicole (admit it, you can’t…
So, if you’re the kind of person (yeah, I am) that likes to read about the wills and trusts of famous people, you can check out the details of Peter Jennings’ Will here.
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…
It’s true. David Kelley’s new reality TV show, The Law Firm, doesn’t have any tax or estates lawyers participating. Thanks to Paul Caron over at Tax Prof Blog (Celebrity Tax Lore) for pointing that out.
