From Fines To Jail Time: The 10 Biggest Celebrities Guilty Of Tax Evasion

While celebrities might have near-perfect memory when studying lines for their next big show, these stars have all seem to have “forgotten” to pay their taxes.  The list really spans the gamut, from a Latin pop star to a famous mafia leader and even America’s favorite do-it-yourselfer: Martha Stewart. Check out how the financial faux pas of these celebrities landed them in hot water with the law, and left with a serious tab to pick up.

Click through our slideshow for 10 tax-evading celebrities.

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JOE FRANCIS, FALSE TAX DEDUCTIONS GONE WILD: $29.4 MILLION. WESLEY SNIPES, CLAIMED HE WAS A “NONRESIDENT ALIEN” ALTHOUGH HE WAS BORN IN FLORIDA: $17 MILLION. WILLIE NELSON, FANS CAME TOGETHER TO HELP HIM WITH HIS DEBT: $16.7 MILLION. NICHOLAS CAGE, BLAMES NEGLIGENCE OF FINANCIAL MANAGER: $12,874,555. JUDY GARLAND, WAS TEMPORARILY HOMELESS AFTER HOME WAS REPOSSESSED: $4 MILLION. MARC ANTHONY, LATIN STAR AND HUSBAND TO JENNIFER LOPEZ: $2.5 MILLION. ANNIE LEIBOVITZ, FAMED PHOTOGRAPHER WHO PLEDGED COPYRIGHT TO ALL HER PRESENT AND FUTURE PHOTOGRAPHS: $2.3 MILLION. RICHARD HATCH, SURVIVOR WINNER WHO DIDN’T REPORT HIS PRIZE MONEY: $600,000. AL CAPONE, THE ONLY CHARGE THAT SCARFACE COULDN’T ACQUIT: $265,000. MARTHA STEWART, BUSINESS MAGNATE WHO FORGOT ABOUT HER HAMPTONS HOME: $220,000. Next Slide Show

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