Singer Lauryn Hill Gets Jail Time For Tax Evasion

Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to three months in prison for failing to pay about $1 million in taxes.

She was also sentenced Monday in Newark to three additional months of home confinement.

The 37-year-old South Orange resident pleaded guilty last year in the case.

During a forceful statement to the judge, Lauryn Hill explained she had always meant to eventually pay the taxes but was unable to during a period of time when she dropped out of the music business.

Before the sentencing, her attorney had said Lauryn Hill had paid more than $970,000 to satisfy the state and federal tax liabilities.

Lauryn Hill had faced a maximum sentence of one year each on three counts. Her attorney had sought probation.

She's to report to prison July 8. It's not clear where she'll serve her sentence.

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