Richard Hatch "Halfway" Free

Yeah, I know, bad joke. But regardless, the original Survivor winner has been moved out of the federal prison he was sent to in January 2006 for tax evasion and is now in a Pennsylvania halfway house. He is expected to be released in October.

I want to say a whole lot of snarky things about the Canadian justice system, but I'll only make enemies, so I think I'll let this one drop. At least you can give me credit for never making the obvious "drop the soap" type jokes while he was in.
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Richard Hatch Survives - In Court This Time

Remember way back to the very first Survivor? Richard Hatch, the winner of season 1, has appealed his tax evasion charges all the way up to the Supreme Court. Two years ago Hatch was convicted of tax evasion on the million dollars he won from the show and was sentenced to four years in prison. Hatch is blaming one of the show's producers who apparently promised to have the taxes paid if Hatch kept his mouth shut about the cheating. CBS, of course, says that this is a load of bull. Their words. Really. (OK, not really, don't sue.)

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