Richard Hatch's tax evasion trial begins
Posted Jan 11th 2006 9:52AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Talent, Survivor
The very first winner of
Survivor could be headed for prison. Richard Hatch is accused of not paying income
tax on his $1 million prize and on other income. Hatch is also accused of spending money on himself that had been
earmarked for a charity that he helped create. Charges include tax evasion, filing a false tax return, wire fraud, bank
fraud and mail fraud.
Hatch and his youthful-looking
boytoy attorney appeared in court on
Tuesday as the task of jury selection began. Media reports say, when potential jurors entered the courtroom, a lot of
them appeared to recognize Hatch and whispered to each other. I think I know what they were saying: "I've seen
that man naked."
Jury selection continues today, then opening arguments should begin on Thursday. The
trial is expected to last up to three weeks.
Tags: attorney, celebrities, courtroom, fraud, jury, richard hatch, tax evasion, television, trial, tv
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