Ja Rule sentenced to jail for tax evasion
By MusicRooms on 18/07/2011
Ja Rule Rapper sentenced to more than two years.
a Rule was today sentenced to more than two years in prison for failing to file income tax returns in New Jersey, according to reports.
The hip-hop star reportedly admitted failing to pay taxes on more than $3m that he earned between 2004 and 2006, while living in the exclusive community of Saddle River, New Jersey.
Ja Rule, real name Jeffrey Atkins, is currently serving up to two years in a New York state prison after pleading guilty to gun charges dating back to 2007.
He will reportedly serve both sentences at the same time.
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