I feel like I should send Richard Hatch a fruit basket or something for making it so easy to find things to blog about… As you know, Richard Hatch has been serving time for tax evasion for, among other things, not paying the tax on his “Survivor” winnings. He requested and was granted house arrest…
Gosh, with Richard Hatch out of prison, you’d think my chances to reference “Survivor” (interestingly, I’ve never watch a complete episode) have dimmed. Not completely. One of my fellow legal bloggers, Sean Carter, has created “Blawger Survivor.” He’s challenged us to “Outpost. Outread. Outlast.” That, I think I can do. It’s so on.
It looks like Richard Hatch will have to hitch his star to some other quick scheme to win a million dollars: he won’t be heading to Samoa. US District Judge William Smith has determined that Hatch will not be able to leave home confinement early to travel to Samoa for a special anniversary edition of…
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 to…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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 “horrendous”….
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 lawyer…