Where the Helio Has All the $$$ Gone?

Helio Castroneves has made more than $13 million racing cars and even more on hawking stuff, yet he doesn't have enough money to pay the lawyers defending him in his tax evasion trial.
Helio Castroneves
Helio filed docs asking a judge to delay his trial for a year so he can race next year. According to the docs, he needs the money to pay his legal fees. But what in the name of Michael Vick did this dude blow all that money on? Not only did he make a pile, he even may not have paid his taxes.

Those "Dancing" outfits must have been really really expensive.

UPDATE 1:55 PM ET -- The judge wasn't buying it. The trial is still on for March 2009.

Reader Comments

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1. HEL-LO! HEL-I-O... Stick to racing. And climbing fences. IRL would be nothing without you. A driver's driver. You da best!

Posted at 1:37PM on Nov 14th 2008 by offtheproperty

2. Stiff the lawyers! Nice to see lawyers getting stiffed for once, instead of the usual other way around.

Posted at 2:28PM on Nov 14th 2008 by Stiff the lawyers

3. Maybe his assets were frozen so he doesn't have any cash right now (>?)

Posted at 2:55PM on Nov 14th 2008 by amy

4. NUMBER 3 - I AGREE WITH YOU - PROBABLY HIS ASSETS ARE FROZEN... ELIO , WE JUST HOPE THE BEST FOR YOU... BUT DANCING WITH STARS YOU DO NOT SHELL OUT THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE CLOTHES THEY PROVIDE TO YOU... DANCING WITH THE STARS PROVIDE THEM TO YOU AT NO COST.... ELIO, THINK AND THINK OF WHERE THEOTHER ASSETS ARE.... PAY YOUR LAWYERS AND U MUST PROBABLY TRAVEL ELSEWHERE TO GET THE MONEY THAT YOU INVESTED NOT IN THE US...

THE BEST TO YOU ALWAYS...

Posted at 10:56AM on Nov 15th 2008 by Shirliana

5. Hey, maybe he's another B. Madoff pauper!

Posted at 11:05AM on Dec 25th 2008 by Bobertbobert