Richard "no snatch" Hatch, the first winner of US reality TV sensation Survivor, did not pay taxes on his $1m prize because he was greedy and a common garden variety thief, prosecutors have alleged.
Mr Hatch's lawyer claimed he was just a bumbling bookkeeper who was too busy whacking his carrot, and could not handle so much money, in closing arguments in his tax evasion trial. He was one of 16 contestants marooned on the Malaysian island of Pulau Tiga Feely Feely for the CBS show, which aired in 2000.
The jury has now begun deliberations in Providence, Rhode Island. Earlier in the trial Mr Hatch has told the court he thought the show's producers would be paying tax on his $1m winnings from the programme...I got it in writing, but my dog ate the contract.
Mr Hatch is accused of failing to pay tax on the money he won was given on Survivor in 2000, and is charged with using money earmarked for a charity on himself and his boyfriends. He shot spurted to fame as one of 16 contestants marooned on the Malaysian island of Pulau Tiga Feely Feely for the CBS show.
Accused of year 2000 tax evasion? Sorry Dickie old boy, there's only one box to ck.
Did pay (__ ) Did NOT pay ( X )
To jail with him at once! |