Kellie Xiong, Derek Chauvin's ex-wife heads to jail

[theking]

Derek Chauvin's ex-wife will spend 20 days in jail and pay $38,000 after she admitted to evading taxes for 6 years

Derek Chauvin's ex-wife will spend 20 days in jail and pay over $38,000 in fines and fees for evading paying taxes for six years, court documents from Washington County, Minnesota, reviewed by Insider show.

According to the court documents, a judge ordered Kellie Chauvin to spend 20 days in jail and pay $37,868 in restitution fees and $137 in additional fines and fees on Friday.

Kellie Chauvin was charged in 2020 with six felony counts of filing false or fraudulent tax returns and three felony counts of failing to file a tax return for instances stretching from 2014 to 2019.

Prosecutors alleged in a criminal complaint that Derek and Kellie Chauvin did not file income tax returns in 2016, 2017, or 2018. Prosecutors alleged that tax return files for 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 did not report Derek Chauvin's off-duty security work for the Minneapolis Police Department or Kellie Chauvin's photography business. A 2014 tax return was filed late, and a 2015 tax return was filed in a "timely" manner, prosecutors alleged.

[theking]

20 days in jail and $38k in fines is a good trade off for $400k plus?  :

Kellie Chauvin was charged in 2020 with six felony counts of filing false or fraudulent tax returns and three felony counts of failing to file a tax return for instances stretching from 2014 to 2019.

Prosecutors alleged in a criminal complaint that Derek and Kellie Chauvin did not file income tax returns in 2016, 2017, or 2018. Prosecutors alleged that tax return files for 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 did not report Derek Chauvin's off-duty security work for the Minneapolis Police Department or Kellie Chauvin's photography business. A 2014 tax return was filed late, and a 2015 tax return was filed in a "timely" manner, prosecutors alleged.

Minnesota prosecutors alleged that the couple's joint income for those years was "significantly above the threshold requirements" not to file an income tax return.

Prosecutors alleged that from 2014 to 2019, the Chauvins failed to report $464,433 in income, resulting in $21,853 in unpaid taxes.

[Cali Guy]

Taxes are too excessive, I don’t blame anyone trying to avoid it.

I have heard, “ you already paid taxes on the wages you earned. When you go use the already taxed money, you pay taxes again”. Double, triple taxes even more on top of each others.

[Hung_Low]

Taxes are too excessive, I don’t blame anyone trying to avoid it.

I have heard, “ you already paid taxes on the wages you earned. When you go use the already taxed money, you pay taxes again”. Double, triple taxes even more on top of each others.

Agree...

I used to live in Detroit back in the 90s and it has income tax, just like state and fed. It's set @ 2.4% for residents and 1.2% for non-residents.

Maybe the FBI should go check out all Hmong peeps and their tax filing... I know lots of them get refund in excess of $10G/year.

[Cali Guy]

Agree...

I used to live in Detroit back in the 90s and it has income tax, just like state and fed. It's set @ 2.4% for residents and 1.2% for non-residents.

Maybe the FBI should go check out all Hmong peeps and their tax filing... I know lots of them get refund in excess of $10G/year.

Hey Hung, Hmong people still into restaurant businesses in MI?

[DuMa]

Don't they suppose to go after the crooked CPA that does her taxes? 

I'm not calling the hmong out but in minorities communities, there are loop holes and short cuts and many of them are one step ahead of uncle sam.  There is a famous LA CPA in the heart of China town LA district that does it.  People as far as Sacramento would go to him and they would have a clipboard with lots of names on it. Family owned where he teaches his kids to do his CPA stuff for him too.  It was a Northern California family reunion with other customers when I last was down there with my hmong nam yau inlaw went that one tax season.  $200 he charges, cheap indeed with maximum bogus returns for all.  In and out in 15 minutes.  Repeat customers even faster.  Viet CPA but I'm no snitch

[YAX]

20 days in jail and $38k in fines is a good trade off for $400k plus?  :

Kellie Chauvin was charged in 2020 with six felony counts of filing false or fraudulent tax returns and three felony counts of failing to file a tax return for instances stretching from 2014 to 2019.

Prosecutors alleged in a criminal complaint that Derek and Kellie Chauvin did not file income tax returns in 2016, 2017, or 2018. Prosecutors alleged that tax return files for 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 did not report Derek Chauvin's off-duty security work for the Minneapolis Police Department or Kellie Chauvin's photography business. A 2014 tax return was filed late, and a 2015 tax return was filed in a "timely" manner, prosecutors alleged.

Minnesota prosecutors alleged that the couple's joint income for those years was "significantly above the threshold requirements" not to file an income tax return.

Prosecutors alleged that from 2014 to 2019, the Chauvins failed to report $464,433 in income, resulting in $21,853 in unpaid taxes.

it’s not $400k in taxes. That’s their income. It’s $21.8k in taxes that they didn’t pay.  The rest was already deducted from their pay checks. So making her pay $38k is more than that already and covers the penalties. Plus 28 days penalties for cheating. Is that still not enough?