Carlos Mencia has been arrested and charged with very serious counts.
The 58-year-old comedian was charged with 12 counts of felony state tax evasion on Thursday (June 18), Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan J Hochman confirmed, via TheWrap.
During a press conference that day, Carlos‘ charges come after he allegedly failed to report $8.7 million in personal and corporate income taxes between the years of 2019 to 2024, and is the first case for the newly established Business Tax Fraud Unit.
“Mr. Mencia has an income most people can only dream of, and like everyone else he is required to file his personal and corporate tax returns and pay his fair share,” the DA shared in a statement. “Failing to report millions of dollars in income is a slap in the face to hardworking Californians who diligently file and pay their taxes every year because they care about their communities and the public goods, like police, fire, roads, and utilities, their tax dollars provide. Today we are sending a message to the tax scofflaws that it is no longer business as usual in Los Angeles County – the days of a free pass for failing to file returns and pay taxes are over.”
Carlos‘ charges include “six felony counts of failure to file personal income tax with the intent to evade tax and six felony counts of failure to file corporate income tax with the intent to evade tax.”
The comedian is also reportedly “on the California Franchise Tax Board’s list of top 500 tax delinquencies in both the personal and corporate income categories,” and the board has allegedly sent him 78 notices alerting him of the non-filed returns.
The report alleges that Carlos failed to report about $3.3 million in personal income, plus $5.4 million in income for his company, Nedlos Entertainment, Inc., which he is the CEO and owner of.
The DA office says he also owes “over $300,000 in taxes to the state of California: approximately $267,594 in personal income taxes and approximately $35,117 in corporate income taxes.”
Carlos is reportedly still in custody following his arrest on Thursday (June 18), with a bail set for $250,000. His arraignment is set for Monday (June 22).
If convicted, he faces 11 years and four months in prison.
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