 
Hatch to Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Richard Hatch (news), who
became a millionaire when he won the first-ever
"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
show.
Federal prosecutors charged that Hatch, 43, filed
false 2000 and 2001 tax returns, omitting his income
from the CBS show, as well as another $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
federal court, the U.S. Attorney's office said it would
recommend a lesser sentence.
The agreement isn't binding, and Hatch could still
choose to plead innocent and proceed to trial.
A message left at Hatch's Newport home wasn't
immediately returned.
Hatch was scheduled to be arraigned in U.S. District
Court in Providence on Monday.
The charges were announced Tuesday by the U.S.
Attorney's office. The details of the plea agreement
appeared in court documents, which were signed by
Hatch on Jan. 6 and filed Tuesday.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Survivor
Entertainment Group paid Hatch $10,000 in August
2000 for appearing on the final episode of the reality
show and $1 million for being declared the show's
winner. Prosecutors allege that in November 2002,
Hatch filed a false personal income tax return for the
2000 tax year by failing to report the $1.01 million.
Prosecutors also said that Hatch failed to report
income he earned working as on-air co-host and
on-air personality for "The Wilde Show" on WQSX-FM
in Boston between January and December 2001.
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