'Survivor' Winner Sentenced to 51 Months

[Scurrilous]

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"Richard Hatch, who won $1 million in the debut season of "Survivor," was sentenced Tuesday to 51 months in prison for failing to pay income taxes on his reality TV prize and other earnings.

Hatch, 45, was convicted in January. The charges carried a maximum of 13 years in prison.

U.S. District Judge Ernest Torres said he issued a harsher than expected sentence because Hatch had committed perjury repeatedly during his trial.

"It seems unfortunately very clear to me that Mr. Hatch lied," Torres said. When Hatch was convicted, Torres said he expected to sentence him to 33 to 41 months.

"I believe I've been completely truthful and completely forthcoming throughout the entire process," Hatch told the judge before he was sentenced."


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[Blue-Jay]

1. It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

:eyes:

[Deja Q]

7. Read the book he got published. The man is as nice as a paranoid skunk.

[Blue-Jay]

10. I know.

Check your sarcasm detector. It might need to be re-calibrated. :D

[idgiehkt]

2. Hatch still strategizing, apparently.

I do think this sucks though. I mean, he's nobody. When does Bush get sent up for killing all the Iraqis? Hatch should serve time for making us look at his naked butt, though.

[kay1864]

3. From Wikipedia:

"Prosecutors stated Hatch would be charged with filing a false tax return. An agreement was arranged whereby Hatch was offered a lenient sentence in exchange for a guilty plea. Hatch withdrew from the arrangement."

You EE-diot!

[Puglover]

4. Oh that makes ALL kinds of fuckin sense.

Lockup some moron who is a danger to noone instead of making him pay the damn taxes with a stiff fine and put his ass on probation for 10 years. Christ on a crutch. :eyes:

[idgiehkt]

5. so, will we spend more money housing him than he owed the fed?

whatdya wanna bet...

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

8. There were also probably less rats on the Titanic.

:D

[Puglover]

9. LOL...I love that little witticism.

Someone posted it by the coffee machine at work.

[Deja Q]

6. Pity he wasn't truthful when filling out the tax forms...

Oops.

[HEyHEY]

11. Karma's a bitch eh Richard?

[Frank Cannon]

12. Guess he thought no one would notice his million $$$ win

You know, being on a nationally televised ratings-winning show and all.