‘Grammy’ winner Lauryn Hill pleads guilty to tax evasion charges

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Eight-time Grammy winner Lauryn Hill has pleaded guilty to willfully failing to file income tax returns with the IRS. Federal prosecutors contend she didn’t pay taxes on more than $1.5 million earned in 2005, 2006 and 2007 from recording and film royalties.

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Hill declined to comment however, her attorney Nathan Hockman, said the star had been targeted by the federal government because of her celebrity status.

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“There are many people in society who fail to file their taxes on time who only face civil liability,” Hockman told The Star-Ledger. “They chose Ms. Hill in particular because of who she was.”

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Earlier this month, Hill responded to the charges:

“Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual,” Hill wrote. “I did not deliberately abandon my fans, nor did I deliberately abandon any responsibilities, but I did however put my safety, health and freedom and the freedom, safety and health of my family first over all other material concerns! I also embraced my right to resist a system intentionally opposing my right to whole and integral survival.”

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