Beanie Sigel Sentenced to Two Years in Jail for Tax Evasion

Philadelphia Daily News reported today that Beanie Sigel (a.k.a. Dwight Grant) has been sentenced to two years in jail for failing to file tax returns for the years 2003 through 2005. The local rapper had pleaded guilty to the charges in August 2011. U.S. District Judge Jan DuBois also added a year of supervised release to the sentence, and Sigel is supposed to pay all his back taxes, interest and penalties during that time. He has until September 12 to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons. (Run Beanie, run!!! ;o) Sigel has a new album entitle This Time coming out August 28. You can read more about the story HERE. (Photo by Matt Rourke)