Rapper Twista Faces 5 Years in Prison After Failing To Pay Income Taxes
TMZ • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Chicago rapper Twista, born Carl Mitchell, pleaded guilty to five counts of willfully failing to pay income taxes from 2019 to 2023 in U.S. District Court.
- Prosecutors state he avoided paying taxes on earnings from performances, streaming royalties, album sales, and music licensing despite repeated warnings from the IRS and his accountants.
- Twista allegedly arranged agreements with a third-party company to receive advances on future royalties, preventing the IRS from accessing those funds.
- During the tax evasion period, he reportedly spent heavily, including purchasing at least four luxury vehicles, while his unpaid tax debt, dating back to 2011, exceeded $440,000.
- Each count carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison, with the final punishment to be determined by a federal judge at sentencing.
