Al Sharpton's Next Challenge: Uncle Sam

Posted May 10th 2008 9:34AM by TMZ Staff

The Rev. Al Sharpton may need to reach further into his pockets to pay his debts. A whopping 1.5 mil!

Government records obtained by the AP suggest that the Rev and his business entities owe nearly $1.5 million in overdue taxes and associated penalties.

The U.S. attorney is investigating his nonprofit group. Sharpton's lawyers and the staff of his nonprofit group, dispute the size of the debt under investigation and have been negotiating with the federal government. The group has also been trying to pay off tens of thousands of dollars it owes for failing to properly maintain workers compensation and unemployment insurance.

The Wesley Snipes school of tax evasion may have another graduate!

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31. It's about time this racist spewing idiot gets investigated. Hopefully they will put his ass behind bars.

Posted at 12:50PM on May 10th 2008 by sumo

32. Al is always the first to call himself "African American"....................well Al, you like Africa so damn much now is your time to go! While your leaving, don't forget to take Jesse and Wright with!!!

Posted at 12:51PM on May 10th 2008 by Kiss My Saltine

33. Comment #24 - You are SO right on! All the blacks in New Orleans still complainging abou FEMA, still expecting the whites to clean up their city. Meanwhile crime is higher then it has ever been, no black communities are coming together and they all just sit back complaning instead of getting off their lazy a$$es and doing something themselves.

The tornado town worked together and have been trying to rebuild their city as best as they can without complaining, without national weekly news, without complaints that their Fema trailers smell etc....

I am sure they will say white people helped them out more though. There is always an excuse and there will be forever more. It is getting SO old!

Posted at 12:51PM on May 10th 2008 by nursey74

34. This creep does not deserve a comment!

Posted at 12:51PM on May 10th 2008 by gmail

35. LOCK UP THE WACKO. Maybe he can minister to fellow inmates. LOL this is funny. I do hope he does time. Any other regular joe would. This would be a dream come true. Sharpton behind bars!!! That would make so many people happy,

Posted at 12:52PM on May 10th 2008 by truthhurts

36. this guy is a racist jerk....i just love these kinds of preachers...talking out of both sides of their mouths

preaching about god on one hand and stealing on the other

Posted at 12:53PM on May 10th 2008 by Just call me trailer trash....

37. White people get money from corporate america. All the tax money us black people pay too. Of course we aint fixed New Orleans cause America's forgot about us. Where's the news coverage now as that city lay in ruins. Oh but a tornado goes and plows through a bunch of white people and willy nelson and dolly parton want to be doing a concert to help. Why they aint help New Orleans?

Posted at 12:56PM on May 10th 2008 by Darquan

38. HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL FINALLY GET THIS TROUBLE MAKING BASTARD THROWN IN JAIL WHERE BELONGS!

Posted at 12:58PM on May 10th 2008 by sharptonsucks

39. Karma - you gotta love it.

Posted at 12:58PM on May 10th 2008 by Costanoan

40. Darquan, ARE YOU FRIGGING KIDDING!!!! There were millions and millions raised in concerts for Katrina victims. How quickly and conveniently you forget. That is the AFRICAN-AMERICAN way I guess.

Posted at 1:01PM on May 10th 2008 by Jen

41. LMAO. Does everyone forget that Al Sharpton was caught on video in a cocaine trafficing deal?

Google it!

Posted at 1:08PM on May 10th 2008 by Al's itchy nose.

42. From now until election day, there will be a concerted effort to quieten and discredit powerful black voices. So while they may not use hooded bedsheets, they will use spread sheets. Lame ducks have plenty of free time to push agendas.

Posted at 1:09PM on May 10th 2008 by chicken stripper

43. Jen - I was just going to post something about that concert. Not to mention Brad & Angie's hefty donations of I believe 5 Million between the two, Hilary Duff a quarter of a million, Jennifer Aniston, the list goes on and on!! And lets not forget the MANY anonymous donations! Oh and every Jerry Lewis' donated 1 million from their own MDA charity!!! HMMM - last I checked all these people are WHITE!!!

What else do they want??? My GOD!!!

Either Sheit or get off the pot!!!

Posted at 1:20PM on May 10th 2008 by oh yes, I went there

44. Whoops... every = even

Posted at 1:27PM on May 10th 2008 by oh yes, I went there

45. Chicken get the Ridiculous & Stupid Statement of the Day Award!!! There are many powerful Black people that are Great HONEST people; ie, Collin Powell, Bill Cosby. etc.
I am SO sick of stupid people with chips on their shoulder like You, Sharpton and Jesse that are a discredit to my many wonderful Black Friends and the rest of the HONEST Hard Working Black people in this country.

Posted at 1:29PM on May 10th 2008 by Jen

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