‘Survivor’ fails to report income
Richard Hatch, who became a millionaire when he won the first “Survivor” reality show, has agreed to plead guilty to two counts of tax evasion for failing to report income, including the $1.01 million he won on the TV show.
Federal prosecutors charged that Hatch, 43, filed false 2000 and 2001 tax returns, omitting his income from the CBS show, as well as $321,000 he was paid by a Boston radio station.
The penalty could be up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine for each charge. However, as part of the plea agreement filed Tuesday in Rhode Island federal court, the U.S. attorney’s office said it would recommend a lesser sentence.
A message left at Hatch’s Newport, R.I., home wasn’t immediately returned.
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