Survivor Winner Appeals Tax Conviction to Supreme Court

Hatch hopes to get out of jail soon
Posted Jun 4, 2008 2:43 AM CDT
Survivor Winner Appeals Tax Conviction to Supreme Court
Richard Hatch, who won the first "Survivor" television program, leaves federal court in Providence, R.I., in 2006.   (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Original Survivor winner Richard Hatch has appealed his tax evasion conviction to the US Supreme Court, reports E! Online. Hatch is serving a four-year sentence for failing to report his $1 million winnings from the reality show. He claims that CBS executives promised to pay the taxes after he caught producers trying to rig the show—an allegation the network denies. (More Survivor stories.)

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