Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2005 19:29:46 GMT -4
And, is this the second indictment? I thought I'd heard something about this a couple of months ago. Maybe I just heard about the investigation?
Yeah, crankie, you're correct; he was indicted for this earlier this year.
Prosecutors charged Hatch with two counts of tax evasion in January. He agreed to plead guilty, but backed out of the deal in March, saying he thought CBS was responsible for paying the taxes on his prize. CBS has said Hatch was well aware of his obligations to pay taxes on the money.
But then, he's been in trouble with the law before.
Since the TV show, Hatch has weathered a series of legal battles. He was arrested in April 2000 on a charge of abusing his then 9-year-old son. That charge was later dropped. In 2002, Hatch was found innocent of assaulting his ex-boyfriend.