Fri 29 Jun 2012
Lauryn Hill Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Evasion; Set to Serve Prison Time
Posted by Mr.North under Not Good For Hip Hop , Sigh[9] Comments
Things aren’t looking good for Lauryn Hill. After being charged earlier this month for tax evasion, Hill has pleaded guilty to the charges. She now faces up to three years in prison for failing to file tax returns in 2005, 2006, and 2007. In addition to the three years, Hill can be fined an amount of $75,000. Lauryn’s been released on $150,000 bail and sentencing is scheduled for November.
via TMZ
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June 29th, 2012 at 3:49 pm
To my understanding the income tax game is some fraudulent bs and no one has to pay it (of course attny’s won’t mention this to their clients).
June 29th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
THIS IS SOME BULLSHIT!!!!!! These devils will get you one way or another. If you don’t play their game, they’ll find shit to get you!!
June 29th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
Remember those NJ income tax evasion commercials from the 80’s??? I guess Lauryn forgot about them. Bloody shame!
June 30th, 2012 at 12:14 am
Anyone else notice only black celebs are going to jail for tax evasion? I remember Nicolas Cage got into some trouble with shits on everyone but he didn’t step foot in a prison.
I think Willy N. May have went to jail for some time, but not sure if it was 100% tax evasion.
June 30th, 2012 at 12:30 am
The banks we bailed out forgot about them too, so did the major corporations that pay zero in corporate taxes, utilizing all types of borderline illegal evasion schemes.
June 30th, 2012 at 8:49 am
you are 1000% wrong, and you will go to jail if you try to avoid paying. Lauryn should be ashamed of herself, as should wesley snipes. They are both multi-millionaires who can afford the best accounting firms in existence.
Look at Mitt Romney: He has 100’s of millions of dollars tucked away in the cayman islands for his 5 sons. Do you see him going to jail? Hell no. His accounting firm has made sure his offshore money is all legal.
Think about it, 05,06,07–those are the Bush years. Bush cut taxes for rich people like wesley and lauryn. Interest rates were virtually nothing this entire decade. She shouldn’t have money/tax problems!
She made a bazillion dollars off of miseducation right before the 2000’s rolled in. She made all that money even before napster got big.
If an insane musician like Prince can avoid going to prison for some wacky tax evasion scheme,and you (you being other entertainers) can’t–then you are some kind of special crazy.
June 30th, 2012 at 1:09 pm
well quite a bit of black celebs are put in the media for this issue, but most of them are not doing time. Only a few. Im sure there are more than just some white celebs in the same boat….their biz just aint put on blast
June 30th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
I appreciate your reply. But I suggest you do some simple research. Google is always your friend. Try searching ‘income tax hoax’. @ me to continue this discussion: kelworldpeace
July 14th, 2012 at 10:57 pm
We judge celebs who we read about and assume that if we don’t hear about others they are doing the right thing… When are we as a people going to wake up to this gross injustice they are only targeting us. They never like u and never will. Why would they send their own to jail. Yet we crucify our own. Check other countries We america “the land of the free” imprison more of our citizens then any other nation … yes more than China, Iraq, India!
Im sorry to send a mother of 6 to jail over taxes is the true Crime. who will take care of her kids.. put that burden on the government… thats just smart