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Watched him play in the Florida Panhandle several times. I hope he comes through this and mends his ways. In every encounter I had with him, he seemed to be a kind and generous man.

i am not advocating for tax cheats or that those with the means should get all the legal protection money can buy, but it is odd that he has to end up in fed prison.

my gut feeling is that, besides not paying tax to that amt, duh, he might have made some missteps when the issue first surfaced. it is really a matter how the tax lawyers play their cards. you **** off the feds, they will find a way to get you.

think about it: those who set up illegal shelters in europe recently can pay back tax and penalty and avoid presecution. to me, it is much more devious to actually go through the trouble to set up something to cheat than simply not filing for the income.

i wonder if the feds would allow him a pitching wedge to work on the short games when inside. on a second thought, in the hands of a fellow inmate, that can be a weapon. thorpe looks tough enough, he will do fine in those min security joints.

one time in long island commerce bank, my family followed him couple holes.

Evidently there is more to this than meets the eye. There has to have been a deliberate and serious criminal action that caused the sentencing. Look at the other guys who were never went to prison for tax evasion, Wesley Snipes, Willie Nelson etc. Maybe the Feds are now making an example for others.

Doug

Or who the president is at the time. The IRS was very active in the '90's too.

Well he certainly can pay back the money faster as a free man unless he did something real shady there is no reason for this. Man I love the way he hits those fairway woods definatley the most violent swing I have ever seen.

Just goes to show, ya gotta do the basic stuff, like PAY YOUR TAXES
NikeBoy

There's a cliche about death and taxes... and while cliches may be cliches, they exist for a reason.