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By David Jones NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A U.S. magistrate judge sentenced Grammy-winning hip hop artist Lauryn Hill to three months in prison, three months in home confinement and a $60,000 fine on Monday for federal tax evasion. Hill pleaded guilty last year to three counts of failing to file tax returns on more than $1.8 million of income between 2005 and 2007 and faced up to three years in prison. Hill has attributed her failure to pay taxes to years of pressure she experienced as a recording star while raising six children, forcing her to go underground and stay out of the public ...
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Lauryn Hill: begins three-month prison sentence
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Singer reports to federal prison in Connecticut today (July 8)
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Lauryn Hill: Sentenced To Three Months In Prison
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Over the weekend, the once-great Lauryn Hill paid off $900,000 in back taxes. She also announced a new label deal, and released a rare new song called “Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix),” all in an attempt to raise enough money to pay off a gargantuan tax debt. It wasn’t enough. Over the past decade, Hill has [...]
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Lauryn Hill: Sentenced To Prison Time
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Lauryn Hill was sentenced to three months in prison on Monday (May 6) for failure to pay taxes. The sentence also comes with three months of home confinement
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