Prosecutors: Marion Barry Owes $277,000 in Back Taxes

[lanlady]

Source: Washington Post

Prosecutors: Barry Owes $277,000 in Back Taxes

D.C. Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) owes the federal government more than $277,000 in back taxes and hasn't made a payment on undisclosed taxes owed to the D.C. government since July, federal authorities disclosed today.

The disclosure came in court papers filed by federal prosecutors who are asking a judge to revoke Barry's probation for tax offenses because he did not file his federal or D.C. returns for 2007 in a timely manner. U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson has scheduled a hearing for April 2.

Barry, 72, who recently had a kidney transplant, is on three years' probation for failing to file tax returns from 1999 through 2004 and for not paying the bulk of taxes owed on more than $500,000 he earned during that period.

Barry condemned prosecutors and the IRS for releasing his private tax information, saying it violated the law.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/26/AR2009032602560.html?nav=rss_email/components

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Never a dull moment with Marion Barry.

[BootinUp]

1. What a loser. nt

[RedCloud]

2. Today is national pick on democrats with financial woes day?

Seems to be a plague starting.

[XemaSab]

3. That's a lot of crack

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[robcon]

4. I think Barry is set on dying without ever paying any taxes.

Taxes are for the "little people."

[MaineDem]

5. Have him call one of those companies that advertise on cable tv

I'm sure they can reduce the amount he owes. That's what they claim all the time.

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