Posted on 03/19/2023 9:43:39 AM PDT by NautiNurse
MINNEAPOLIS - The former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the 2020 killing of George Floyd pleaded guilty Friday to two tax evasion counts, admitting that he didn't file Minnesota income taxes for two years due to "financial concerns."
Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty specifically to two counts of aiding and abetting, failing to file tax returns to the state of Minnesota for the 2016 and 2017 tax years.
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He was sentenced to 13 months in prison on the tax charges, but he has already been incarcerated for longer than that and was given credit for time served.
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Shortly after Floyd's killing, Chauvin and his then-wife were charged with multiple counts for allegedly underreporting their income to the state of Minnesota and failing to file Minnesota tax returns. The complaints alleged that from 2014 to 2019, the Chauvins underreported their joint income by US$464,433.
With unpaid taxes, interest and fees, the Chauvins, who have since divorced, owe US$37,868 to the state, according to court documents.
The tax investigation began in June 2020, after the Minnesota Department of Revenue received information about suspicious filings by Derek Chauvin. The agency started an internal cursory review and then opened a formal investigation.
The probe ultimately found the Chauvins did not file state tax returns for 2016, 2017 or 2018, and did not report all of their income for 2014 and 2015. When tax returns for 2016 through 2019 were filed in June 2020, the Chauvins did not report all of their income in those years either, the complaints said.
The complaints said Chauvin was required to pay taxes on income from off-duty security work he did at several jobs between 2014 and 2020. Investigators believe that at one job he earned about $95,920 over those six years that was not reported.
His ex-wife, Kellie May Chauvin, pleaded guilty Feb. 24 to two counts of aiding and abetting their failure to file tax returns for 2016 and 2017. Her plea agreement called for three years of probation and restitution with no more than 45 days of community service. The other charges were dropped. Hawley said she will be sentenced May 12.
Kellie Chauvin filed for divorce shortly after Floyd's death, and a judge approved the divorce last February under terms that were kept sealed. The judge rejected an initial proposed settlement that would have given Kellie Chauvin most of their property and money, which had fueled speculation that the Chauvins were trying to shield their assets.
Documents in the tax case said the couple owned a second home in Florida, and alleged they also failed to pay proper sales tax on a $100,000 BMW purchased in Minnesota in 2018.
Sounds like they went looking for a crime.
Bummer for him. Once you go under the microscope, it’s best to have everything clean.
Somebody should check to see if St. Floyd filed his taxes.
Title correction:
Derek Chauvin: Officer who was convicted of killing George Floyd pleads guilty in tax case
The Empire just can’t let go of their chosen victims.
RE: Derek Chauvin: Officer who killed George Floyd pleads guilty in tax case
Of course he did. He was deemed guilty when the charges were filed. Sometimes survival means acquiescing and hanging on for as long as it takes.
They went looking for something to get him on. ANYBODY’s tax filings, if examined closely, can be found to be in technical violation of some point. [This is intended, precisely for the reason just mentioned]
Why they wanted Trump’s tax filings so badly. Why biden’s were given a pat on the back and a blessing.]
They have already ruined this man’s life. Now they want to extract every last cent of his.
THANK DON HENELY
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“ The complaints alleged that from 2014 to 2019, the Chauvins underreported their joint income by US$464,433.
With unpaid taxes, interest and fees, the Chauvins, who have since divorced, owe US$37,868 to the state, according to court documents”
They’re BOTH tax cheats
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