Lauryn Hill is
reported to be sent to a federal
prison in
Connecticut, confirming Benjamin Franklin’s assertion that "in this world
nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Hill began her
three-month jail sentence for tax
evasion at the Federal Correctional Institute in Danbury, a minimum security prison
that holds criminals in "barracks-type housing," reported TMZ.
According to
insiders, the 38-year-old singer won't receive any special treatment from
prison officials; she’ll be right there will the rest of the inmates. Despite
promises from her attorneys, Hill failed to pony up the cash in time to avoid a
sentence. At the time, she faced up to three years behind bars. A year ago,
Hill wrote a message to her fans, in which she blamed the corporate music
industry and the media for her financial woes and the alleged endangerment of
herself and her family.
"My intention
has always been to get this situation rectified," she wrote on her Tumblr.
"When I was working consistently… I filed and paid my taxes. This only
stopped when it was necessary to withdraw from society, in order to guarantee
the safety and well-being of myself and my family."
Now that she's even
further withdrawn from society and the music business she should have plenty of
time to consider her future financial and career options.
Source: TMZ
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