22 January 2006

bad news for Richard Hatch

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PROVIDENCE, R.I., Jan. 20 - Reality television met its match when it found Richard Hatch. He was the "naked fat guy" who speared fish and killed rats as a tropical island castaway in the first season of "Survivor." He was the man with a plan from the get-go to get rid of the other 15 castaways, and with Machiavellian mojo, he pulled it off and won a million dollars. Now, six years later, Mr. Hatch is starring in a different kind of survival contest. He is on trial for failing to pay taxes on his million-dollar windfall, charged in a 10-count indictment with tax evasion, filing false income tax returns, wire fraud, bank fraud and mail fraud. He faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine.

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