The 10 largest tax evaders in U.S. history

(10) Sunny Garcia

Famous Surfer sunny Garcia surfing won numerous Championships and played numerous television shows before he was found guilty of tax evasion. Garcia was to win the second surfers of the world over $1 million in prize money and hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes and endorsements deserve. Sadly neglected Garcia income taxes to the Government on any of the prize money numbers won competitions outside the United States

(9) Richard Hatch

Most people recognize Richard Hatch won the first season of survivor, he won a prize of $1 million. Unfortunately he paid up never federal income taxes, that millions or money he was paid for professional performances amounting to almost $350,000. U.S. prosecutors offered reportedly an arrangement where he could receive a mild sentence in exchange for a guilty plea hatch. However, he declined this offer that claims that CBS had offered, in his prize money to pay taxes. Acknowledged he was wrong hatch. In May 2006 for 51 months in prison and supervised release was sentenced three years thereafter.

8) Edward and Elaine Brown

In January 2007 a jury guilty three federal counts of tax evasion by Edward Brown, and was a few weeks later his wife Elaine found guilty on seventeen fraud related fees. Together, the two could not more than $2 million taxable income reported and prison were sentenced to five years. You say Browns not legitimate right shows were required to pay taxes, therefore felt you should not be forced to pay.

7) Harry Eugene Claiborne

Claiborne, a United States District Court judge was guilty in 1984 of tax evasion. He was born in Arkansas and ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Senate before President Jimmy Carter appointed by the District Court Nevada of United States. Claiborne was 1983 indicted by a federal grand jury for bribery, fraud and tax evasion. For all three charges was the Federal Government in a case he declared a manure Memorial. Later, he attempted to the counts of tax evasion and was found guilty. He was sentenced to two years in prison.

6) Tom Coughlin

Coughlin served as Deputy Chairman Wal-Mart stores, Inc. and was a close friend until he was sentenced for tax fraud, embezzlement and theft of founder Sam Walton. After he was on Coughlin money, steel, bribes of Wal-Mart to organize paid officials not at Wal Mart locations. Though attorneys no evidence to support the Coughlin's could not find U.S. claims. Coughlin pled guilty in 2006 to five counts of wire fraud and one count of tax evasion. He was condemned and forced to pay revenue service more than $450,000 in restitution to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the internal local custody to 33 months.

5) Al Capone

Capone, often known as "Scarface", was an Italian-American Gangster who benefited from the illegal bottling and distribution of alcohol during prohibition. Although it has been placed on the Chicago Crime Commission "public enemies" list he was never successfully convicted racketeering charges. His criminal career came it however to a late 1931 was he sentenced and tax evasion income guilty. Capone was eleven a prison, one year in a county prison and a fine $80,000 sentenced. Fortunately, past due taxes paid his legal representatives of Capone's.

4) Pete Rose

22 April 1990 pled Pete Rose baseball superstar guilty, two charges of tax evasion. Rose was a gambler and Manager in major league baseball, and was best known for playing for the Cincinnati Reds. As part of its plea rose to fill out false income tax returns, income from selling autographs, memorabilia and gambling winnings didn't show approved. Rose to five months in prison on the medium security prison camp in the United State prison in Marion, IL condemned. He was fined $ 50,000 and forced the internal revenue service over 350,000 overleaf and taxes to pay. Rose paid his fines and was released from prison in January 1991.

3) Reuben Sturman

Sturman ran one of the most successful pornography operations are in trouble with the IRS before in U.S. history. Based in Ohio, he ran many companies, an estimated 300 million dollars in generated only in 1991. Sturman confronted numerous legal charges dating back to 1964 but always avoided with counter suits, shady transactions and multiple aliases using law enforcement.

Because like Sturman of his fortune he hid with five associates, indicted by the Federal Government of tax evasion. In 1989, he was convicted and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. He was also commanded the IRS over $2.5 million in unpaid taxes and fees to pay. A few months later Sturman was commissioned for the transportation of obscene material. The case was expected, the case Sturman was caught at the end in a plea bargain, but while attempting a juror to bribe. Result, he was charged with extortion and jail to nineteen years.

2) Wesley Snipes

In October 2006 actor accused Wesley Snipes, to commit fraud against the Federal Government. He was accused of the Federal Government about $12 million in unpaid taxes and failing tax returns for more than six years. 1997 Snipes tax return its adjusted result reported as $0, after the Government was his income over $7 million.

1) Walter Anderson

February 26, 2005 the Ministry of Justice Walter Anderson in the largest fraud in U.S. history arrested. Anderson was accused of hiding income and wealth, by setting up offshore companies in Panama and the British Virgin Islands. These companies allegedly generated over $500 million in revenue a five year period.

Anderson pled guilty two felony counts of tax evasion and a criminal penalty count of cheating in the District of Columbia. He admitted to hiding $365 million in revenue and was sentenced to nine years imprisonment. He was also ordered to pay $200 million to the Government. However, the thought, later to $23 million by a judge of the Federal District was perished.