Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice turned herself in to the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, early this morning to begin serving a 15-month sentence for bankruptcy fraud. Teresa was sentenced to 15 months in prison by a federal judge for her role in the Giudices’ financial and tax fraud cases. Her…
With a few days left on her federal prison sentence for tax evasion, hip-hop artist Lauryn Hill won an early release – and managed to drop a track from her new album – all in 24 hours.
In the end, simply paying the tax wasn’t enough. Despite assurances to the court today that her outstanding tax liabilities had been paid in their entirety, Lauryn Hill was slapped with a three-month stint in prison for failing to file and pay taxes on time. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge…
When asked by a (repeat) client how to stay out of jail, criminal defense attorney Charlie Thomas offered this sage advice: Stop stealing shit. The same logic applies to taxes. If you want to avoid jail time, for the most part, the best advice is to file and pay on time. But I know that…
As it turns out, it wasn’t Lauryn Hill’s final hour after all. The singer was set to be sentenced earlier this week for failing to pay back taxes but her sentencing has been postponed for two weeks in order to make restitution. Hill was initially charged with failing to file three years’ worth of tax…
As expected, entertainer Lauryn Hill has pleaded guilty to charges of tax evasion. Ms. Hill did not speak after the recent hearing but her attorney indicated that she was prepared to pay the tax due on the nearly $2 million she failed to report in 2005, 2006, and 2007. As a result, her sentencing was…
Earlier in the week, I reported that entertainer Lauryn Hill was charged with failing to file tax returns for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007. I suggested that there was evidence in her background (specifically, statements made by her former Fugees bandmate and friend, Wyclef Jean) that might point towards mental illness or other related…
Lauryn Hill has been charged with failing to file three years’ worth of tax returns. The 37-year-old entertainer currently lives in South Orange, N.J. She first made waves as part of the group, the Fugees, which also boasted Wyclef Jean and rapper Pras Michel. The group’s second album, The Score, went multi-platinum, won a Grammy…