Quote :

"'Fat naked guy' gets 51 months for 'Survivor' tax dodge Wednesday, May 17, 2006; Posted: 12:19 a.m. EDT (04:19 GMT) Richard Hatch was convicted in January of failing to pay taxes on his 'Survivor' winnings. PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) -- Richard Hatch, who won $1 million in the debut season of "Survivor," was sentenced Tuesday to 51 months in prison for failing to pay income taxes on his reality TV prize and other earnings. Hatch, 45, was convicted in January. The charges carried a maximum of 13 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Ernest Torres said he issued a harsher than expected sentence because Hatch had committed perjury repeatedly during his trial. "It seems unfortunately very clear to me that Mr. Hatch lied," Torres said. When Hatch was convicted, Torres said he expected to sentence him to 33 to 41 months. "I believe I've been completely truthful and completely forthcoming throughout the entire process," Hatch told the judge before he was sentenced. Hatch claimed he thought the show's producers would pay his taxes and pleaded ignorance about money matters, saying he forgot to tell his accountants about some income. "Survivor" earned CBS a ratings hit. Hatch became known as "the fat naked guy" -- a term coined by David Letterman -- for refusing to wear clothes for much of the show. Hatch sowed seeds of conflict among his competitors, and an estimated 51 million viewers were watching when he received his winning check. At times, he seemed to handle his criminal case like an extended reality TV competition. He abruptly walked away from a plea deal with prosecutors and pleaded his innocence to Katie Couric on the "Today" show. Hatch has been in a jail in Plymouth, Massachusetts, since his conviction"

It seems he couldn't outwit the government.

5/17/2006 10:36:27 PM

he'll outlast jail though

5/17/2006 10:37:36 PM

as soon as i heard that a couple days ago

i thought "i wonder how many morning radio shows are gonna pun 'survivor' to death"

5/17/2006 10:40:53 PM

he likes it in the butt though

5/17/2006 10:41:24 PM

it would have been funnier if he had been on "Temptation Island"

5/17/2006 10:41:44 PM

^^Yeah, I thought about that, but he'll probably be sent to "white man's prison" anyway.

5/17/2006 10:43:05 PM

wtf you can't coin "fat naked guy"

5/17/2006 11:01:13 PM

he isnt even THAT fat.

this will always be fat naked guy to me:

5/17/2006 11:04:06 PM

I think it's saying Letterman coined that term for referring to Richard Hatch

5/17/2006 11:08:41 PM