Richard Hatch, the oft-naked contestant who won $1 million in the first season of ?Survivor,? is heading to prison. He was sentenced Tuesday to 51 months in jail for failing to pay income tax on the hit reality show?s prize money and other income, the Associated Press reports.

The 45-year-old was convicted of the offences in January. He dodged the maximum sentence of 13 years behind bars.

Hatch argued he was under the impression that taxes on the Survivor cash would be covered by the show?s producers. He also went for the popular defense claim of Utter Stupidity, saying he knows little about finances and simply forgot to report some income to his accountants.






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