Lauryn Hill's Tax Evasion a 'Battle for Survival':

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May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Nathan Hochman, partner at Bingham McCutchen LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about his representation of Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill in a federal tax evasion case. On May 6, 2013, U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Arleo sentenced the singer and songwriter to three months in prison followed by three months of home confinement for not filing U.S. tax returns.


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[guest21]

Here is what another lawyer involved in the case said. I want to know what was filed in those papers before sentencing. What were the "very real threats against her life"?

Attorney Damien Bevelle was at Hill’s sentencing and says he is “intimately familiar with the details of the case.” Bevelle says he understands the complexities of the music game and how artists can get caught up in the whirlwind. He insists Hill, who admitted she didn’t pay taxes on about $818,000 earned in 2005, $222,000 in 2006 and $761,000 in 2007, was not motivated by greed.

“Ms. Hill spoke eloquently in court, taking responsibility for her negligence,” Bevelle continued, “but also offering an explanation that I felt was sincere and somewhat understandable (if you understand the ‘matrix’ that is the entertainment/music business). What I can say is Ms. Hill’s situation was not the result of extravagant living or excess spending. There are other issues at play that I cannot divulge.”

Bevelle also feels Hill is being misrepresented by media types who aren’t privy to the extenuating circumstances of her case.

“I am not defending Ms. Hill for not filing her tax returns. What I am defending or challenging, is a mischaracterization of her character with respect to this situation based on the facts as I know them to be. All this rhetoric about her being ‘delusional’ is simply not in accord with facts.

“Ms. Hill did not blame anyone else, she took responsibility for having not filed her returns and she is now suffering the consequences of that conscious decision.”

Actually, Hill blames the biz that created her wealth, and as she got older, the politics of the game turned her off.

www.theshadowleague.com/articles/lauryn-hill-fought-a-good-fight-but-the-irs-doesn-t-play-fair

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I just love how her Attorney insists that she does not have a criminal record and that she contributes a lot to charity. I cannot wait for the 3 months to pass its just too much and just thinking about the children. And thanks Guest 21 for the video.