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Richard Hatch of “Survivor” fame gets prison sentence

02 Nov 2006

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The first winner of the popular reality television show “Survivor” was sentenced to 51 months in prison for his conviction on tax evasion charges. Richard Hatch, 45, was convicted in January of failing to pay taxes on the $1 million prize he won from the TV show, as well as other income. He [...]

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The IRS is using outside debt collectors

01 Nov 2006

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Starting in September, the IRS is contracting with outside debt collectors to go after delinquent taxpayers. The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 authorized the IRS to contract with private firms to do this work. The three firms currently under contract to peform these services are The CBE Group Inc., Linebarger Goggan Blair & [...]

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