Lawyers for Michael Cohen, the disgraced former attorney of Donald Trump, unexpectedly introduced DMX into their client’s case. Cohen’s legal team cited the multi-platinum rapper’s sentencing for tax evasion as an example of why their client should avoid time behind bars.
DMX faced up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion in November 2017. In March 2018, he was sentenced to one year behind bars and ordered to pay $2.3 million in restitution to the IRS.
Cohen pleaded guilty to tax evasion, making false statements and campaign finance violations in August 2018. Ahead of his sentencing on December 12, his attorneys tried to make a case for how DMX’s tax evasion was more severe yet only resulted in one year in prison.
The portion of the court filing referencing DMX can be read below:
“For example, in United States v. Earl Simmons, the defendant, a recording artist known as ‘DMX,’ engaged in a ‘brazen, multi-year scheme to fraudulently conceal millions of dollars in income . . . and avoid paying $1.7 million in taxes’ by, among other things, (1) ‘[a]rrang[ing] for hundreds of thousands of dollars of musical royalties to be deposited into the bank accounts of his managers, and then had portions of that money disbursed to himself in cash or used to pay personal expenses,’ (2) ‘[r]eceiv[ing] half of concert performance fees into the bank accounts of his managers, who then distributed cash to [him], and then typically receiv[ing] the other half himself in cash,’ (3) demanding payment for his participation in a reality television show without withholding taxes, (4) failing entirely to file personal tax returns during a period when he earned more than $2.3 million, and (5) filing a false personal bankruptcy petition understating his income.”
DMX wasn’t the only Ruff Ryders member to get tangled into Cohen’s defense. Swizz Beatz was also cited as a celebrity who avoided prison by paying six figures in back taxes. Other celebrities referenced in the court documents include Chris Tucker and Willie Nelson.
Cohen recently admitted to lying to Congress about Trump’s business dealings with Russia. His guilty plea was a major development in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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How TF is Cohen’s case lighter than DMX’s? GTFOH
DMX is not a threat to national security. Next.
Uhhhh how the fuck is tax evasion a threat to national security? Can any of you retards read an article? He was charged with TAX EVASION, aka the same thing DMX was recently charged with. Christ… These comments prove over half of Americans are ignorant and brain dead.
Jackass listen up, the greater scheme at play here are his ties to Donald Trump. Mueller has leverage over this man and broke him with it in an overall effort to strengthen his Russia investigation. Read between the fucking lines inbred.
Shows your even more brain dead either being an american yourself dissing your own kind or you are here in OUR country and reaping its rewards and your just disgruntled that it didnt go as planned aww poor you
Prison time Cohen. That stuck up nose will be in someone’s bootyhole soon
Is Hype Williams written the sequel to the movie Belly with DMX & Nas ? Song of the Day DMX ( It’s going Down ) Can’t wait seeDMC bounce back up like that fall he took on the Hard Knock Tour in Greenville SC .
Cohen, Melber, both j.e.v.v.i.s.h. names.
This is a middle school age defense tactic. “But Earl did it, and you didn’t lock him for that long.”
Uhhh no. Every credible lawyer cites other cases judgments to hopefully get a similar judgment. Why do you think attorneys nationwide are always citing Supreme Court cases? I swear… Americans are retarded… That’s why most of Y’all make less than $150k a year lmao.
Most of the world makes less than 150K per year you ignorant bitch. You internet fuckboys been hiding behind comment for too long.
You understand that only 10% of people in the US make over $100,000 a year right? So outa 325,000,000 people only 325,000 people in this country individualy earn over $100,000 per year you sound like a dipshit that fucking manages a mcdonalds and thinks your the shit with your whole $40,000 a year woooo last year i claimed over $325,000 the beauty of having multiple businesses in construction and home building and having multiple employees and sub contractors aquiring work thru me and i get my cut otherwise i would only be able to clear $200,000-$225,000 like i used to when i worked alone with just 1 helper under me so i guess im in the 1% huh? And a highschool drop out on a 9th grade education with my GED and not a day of trade school or college every damn thing self earned no mommy or daddy money either all from 50-80 hr work weeks in the begining after working for assholes for yesrs until.mt skills developed and where you from dissing americans cause when i hear the phrase “y’all” i think either A. some fuckin ghetto trash or B. Some dumn inbred southern fuck or C. wannabe ghetto trash like don lemon on CNN who just adds a word or phrase to try and sound “street” you just sound like a fucking moron haha
10% of 325,000,000 is 32,500,000. Therefore, there are a lot more people making 100k than you expect in the US. There are suburbs in Connecticut and New York were practically everyone make at least 100,000 a year.
DMX lips stay suckin on that glass dick 24/7 yo
You one of DMX’s little bastard sons or something i swear everytime the mans names mentioned your talkin some shit about a glass dick should get those 4 12″ glass dongs you got crammed up your asshole
The difference is you stupid fucks is this DMX has/had hella drug problems and a drug addict cant hold.onto money or be held financialy responsible at all everything michael cohen did was out of.maliciousness and greed with intent to cheat a system the guys a piece of shit and should get it good