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Ex-Bear Chris Zorich charged with failing to file income tax returns
Chicago Sun-Times ^
| March 7, 2013 12:26PM | Updated: March 8, 2013 2:23AM
| Kim Janssen, Federal Courts Reporter
Posted on 03/08/2013 10:05:04 PM PST by Olog-hai
In an era when star athletes are often seen as overpaid egotists, former Chicago Bear Chris Zorich had built a reputation as an unusually caring athlete.
Known for his work to help the needy through his Chris Zorich Foundation every bit as much as for the six seasons he played defensive tackle for the Bears, he was an early supporter of Barack Obama, even appearing next to the future president as he launched his bid for the U.S. Senate in 2003.
But his glowing character references took a hit last year when he agreed to pay back his charity nearly $350,000 in missing funds.
And now the 43-year-old faces a further humiliation—a potential federal prison term for failing to file taxes for four years. Charged Thursday, the former All-American intends to plead guilty, his attorney Matt Lydon said. …
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: charityripoff; chriszorich; obamasupporters; taxevasion
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posted on
03/08/2013 10:05:05 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
“F” him. Its D-Bags like him that destroy the system. No Parole.
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posted on
03/08/2013 10:10:51 PM PST
by
Go Gordon
(Barack McGreevey Obama)
To: Olog-hai; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows
We all know that bears do doo doo in the woods, but now they have to file tax returns?
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posted on
03/08/2013 10:16:18 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Olog-hai
...but if Obama had a son.....
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posted on
03/08/2013 10:29:52 PM PST
by
antceecee
(Bless us Father.. have mercy on us and protect us from evil.)
To: Go Gordon
Meanwhile federal employees owe more than 1 billion dollars in back taxes.
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posted on
03/08/2013 11:32:31 PM PST
by
funfan
To: Olog-hai
This sounds like he has the Chicago Dem Disease.
Corruption. It’s highly contagious there.
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posted on
03/09/2013 4:05:24 AM PST
by
Venturer
To: Olog-hai
"he was an early supporter of Barack Obama"Doesn't that qualify you to not have to pay income taxes?
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posted on
03/09/2013 5:07:26 AM PST
by
norwaypinesavage
(Galileo: In science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of one individual)
To: Olog-hai
Seems like a typical liberal.
I want bigger and bigger government. I want more and more government programs.
Pay taxes? Raise taxes? Are you kidding me? Why is the IRS (big government) hounding me?
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posted on
03/09/2013 5:35:22 AM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: Olog-hai
Another “Domer” shows us what “Playing like a champion” is all about.
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posted on
03/09/2013 6:52:26 AM PST
by
jmaroneps37
(Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
To: norwaypinesavage
ESPN did one of those 30 for 30 shows called “Broke” and it has athletes talking about the shock of how much taxes were withheld
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posted on
03/09/2013 7:09:01 AM PST
by
shotgun
To: Olog-hai
Taxes are for the little people, not for Obama supporters.
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posted on
03/09/2013 7:18:51 AM PST
by
Bubba_Leroy
(The Obamanation Continues)
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