Marion Barry Probation Extended Two Years For Failure To File Tax Returns On Time

The Washington Post reports here that DC Council Member and former Mayor Marion Barry’s probationary sentence for tax-related offenses was extended two years, because he failed to file a timely tax return in 2007. The original sentence of probation in 2006 was for failure to file tax returns. At that time, according to the article, Barry admitted that he had not paid taxes on most of the income he earned (about $500,000.00) between 1999 and 2004. Prosecutors originally sought prison time for Barry, but relented due to his recent kidney problems. Prosecutors did ask for 30 days home detention which was denied by the sentencing magistrate because they offerred no evidence on wilfullness. Let’s see–he was already on probation for failure to file. Does somebody still need to tell him that filing your taxes on time is a legal requirement? Barry was humble as usual. He publicly asked Attorney General Holder to investigate the prosecutors who “harassed” him.