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Comedian Carlos Mencia was taken into custody earlier this week on a dozen felony charges for failing to report or pay taxes<\/a> on more than $8 million in earnings, according to California authorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Los Angeles County<\/a> District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the arrest at a news conference Thursday, where he referred to the charges against the 58-year-old stand-up comic as “one of California\u2019s biggest tax scofflaws,” according to The Associated Press.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hochman added that Mencia owes more than $300,000 in state taxes on income reaching $8.7 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The case is one of the first to be filed under Hochman\u2019s Business Tax Fraud Unit<\/a> that was established last month.<\/p>\n

SUPREME COURT LITIGATOR CONVICTED OF TAX EVASION<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mencia was arrested at his Los Angeles home Thursday morning and remained in custody through the evening on $250,000 bail.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was charged with six felony counts of failure to file personal income tax<\/a> with the intent to evade taxes \u2014 one for each year from 2019 to 2024 \u2014 and six similar counts for corporate taxes.<\/p>\n

If convicted, Mencia could face a maximum sentence of more than 11 years behind bars. He would also be required to pay the full tax bills, including interest that could nearly double the total amount.<\/p>\n

CALIFORNIA TAX EXPERT ADMITS ROLE IN ILLEGAL ALIEN’S MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR FRAUD SCHEME<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mencia regularly paid taxes before 2019 and was previously sent 78 notices from the state of California regarding his delinquency bills, Hochman said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The comedian allegedly did not respond to any of the notices and the state has not been advised by the IRS regarding the comic\u2019s federal tax standing, the district attorney added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mencia has not yet entered a plea in the case.<\/p>\n

COMEDIAN JEFF DUNHAM SAYS TRUMP VICTORY IS \u2018A WEIGHT OFF\u2019 COMICS’ BACKS SO THEY CAN GET BACK TO OLD JOKES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Mencia \u2014 whose real name is Ned Arnel Holness \u2014 rose to fame in the 1980s after he began performing stand-up in clubs<\/a> throughout the City of Angels.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His career skyrocketed in the 2000s when he premiered his own show, “Mind of Mencia,” on Comedy Central<\/a> in 2005.<\/p>\n

However, his stardom hit a snag when he was accused by several high-profile comics of plagiarism. Notably, podcaster Joe Rogan<\/a> confronted Mencia on stage regarding the allegations in a now-viral video published in 2007.<\/p>\n

At the time, Mencia appeared on Marc Maron\u2019s podcast, telling the host that while he never outright stole jokes from other comedians, he may have absorbed others\u2019 material.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mencia regularly performs on small stages throughout the area and is set to appear in a series of live shows throughout Southern California next week.<\/p>\n

While speaking to reporters Thursday, Hochman pointed to a 2007 clip in which Mencia said, “Maybe I\u2019m different, but I think taxes are a good thing.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital<\/a> reached out to Mencia\u2019s publicist and the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/comedian-carlos-mencia-hit-12-felony-counts-alleged-massive-tax-dodge <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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