tax evasion
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Robert Smith, Billionaire Who Promised to Pay Off Morehouse Student Loans, Committed Tax Fraud
Remember last year when billionaire Robert Smith told students graduating from Morehouse College he was going to pay their student loans? Remember how good that felt to see? Well, you might want to hold on to that feeling because it turns out dude committed tax fraud. According to the Hill, Smith admitted to participating in…
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President Trump Is Putin’s Drug Holder and Other Things We Learned From Trump’s Taxes
Whenever a rapper or an NBA player travels, they need a person who is willing to carry the drugs. That person is usually a friend who has nothing more going on in life than being the one who is willing to take the charge so that the “money” doesn’t get arrested. It’s a job; and…
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Former Baltimore Mayor Indicted for Using Office to Enrich Herself; Donald Trump Curiously Quiet
A grand jury has indicted an elected official for fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy for allegedly using the power of their office for personal, political and financial gain. No, not that guy. On Wednesday, federal prosecutors unsealed an 11-count federal indictment alleging that former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh illegally funded her campaign and her bank…
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Paradise, Privilege and the Mysterious Death of Kenny Mitchell
“He tried to say something but the white man squeeze his neck. And then … he was dead.” — Eyewitness to the death of Kenny Mitchell text Those words reflect one of the few things we know about the death of 27-year-old Kenny Richie Marty Mitchell, who was known as “Mylez” to his friends and…
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Presidential Hopeful Kamala Harris Released Her Tax Documents. Trump Still Hasn't.
California Sen. Kamala Harris reports that she and her husband had an adjusted gross income of about $1.9 million in 2018 and paid about $700,000 in federal taxes, according to AP News. The Democratic candidate for president, who released 15 years of tax returns, showed income last year of about $157,000 from her job in…
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1… 2… Meet Him Outside: DMX is Free
Stop, drop, shut ‘em down, open up shop — DMX is free. The 48-year-old rapper was released from Gilmer Federal Correctional Institution on Friday morning, two days before his official release date. He was initially set to be released from prison on Sunday, but since it fell on a weekend, federal policy mandated the early…
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DMX Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Tax Evasion
DMX has been sentenced to a year in prison, despite his attorney’s best efforts to change the heart and mind of U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff by playing his client’s music—yes—in court. You read that correctly. The plan was reported by the Associated Press on Monday, and The Root’s Michael Harriot subsequently explained why it’s…
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DMX Plans to Get Out of Jail by Playing His Songs in Court
Look, I’m not one to question anyone’s credentials, but when I heard the cockamamy scheme that attorneys for DMX have planned—to play his music at a Thursday sentencing hearing—the first thing I thought was, “Welp, someone has finally made him lose his mind, up in here, up in here … ” That’s not a joke.…
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DMX Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud, Faces Up to 5 Years in Prison
DMX is the latest rapper who may be going to the pokey (see Fat Joe, Lauryn Hill) after pleading guilty to income tax evasion. X, whose real name is Earl Simmons, 46, appeared before a federal judge in New York on Thursday and admitted that he concealed millions of dollars from the government, according to…
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DMX Charged With Tax Evasion
DMX is fresh out of rehab, and now he’s behind bars after surrendering himself to authorities in New York City on Thursday on charges of tax evasion. According to Joon Kim, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, the 46-year-old rapper had a tax evasion scheme going on for a while. “For years,…