Richard Hatch “The TODAY Show” VIDEO: “I Went To Prison Because I’m Gay”
Richard Hatch, who won the first season of Survivor in 1999, was recently released from prison after serving four years for income tax evasion. Broke and still under house arrest, Hatch remains unapologetic in a new interview with NBC’s The TODAY Show, insisting he was the victim of an overzealous prosecutor because he is gay.
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“I know without question that there are personal issues involved for the prosecutor. I don’t know why. The prosecutorial misconduct has been egregious,” Hatch said. “He told the court I didn’t pay my taxes in 2000, and he told the court I haven’t been cooperative. The IRS specifically contradicts that. I don’t have a bill for 2000. I haven’t even been assessed for 2000. And I’ve been fully cooperative.”



