Published 12:16 IST, July 23rd 2020

George Floyd murder suspect Chauvin charged with multiple felony counts of tax evasion

Derek Chauvin, ex cop who was previously charged with killing African American George Floyd, has now been charged with nine felony counts of tax evasion.

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Derek Chauvin, ex Minnesota cop who was previously charged with killing of African American George Floyd, has w been charged with multiple felony counts of tax evasion. According to reports, both Chauvin and his estranged wife allegedly earned $95,000 from his off duty security services, which y underreported.

On July 22, Chauvin and his wife Kelly May Chauvin were arraigned by court and charged for multiple tax evasions in Washington county. This is in dition to his alrey existing charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter.  According to reports, couple is accused of underreporting ir joint income by $464,433 from 2014 to 2019 which y me from off duty security service and weekend shift at a restaurant. In dition, lawsuit also said that y did t report ir entire income in year for 2014 and 2015.

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As per court ruling, ir felonies include six counts of aiding and abetting filing false tax returns and three counts of aiding and abetting failure to file state tax returns. With unpaid taxes, interests and fees, y w owe $37,868 to Minnesota state. Speaking to AP, Prosecutor Imran Ali said that tax evasion is related only to Minnesota, t to Florida where y have a second home. He also said that  amount could grow as investigations continue.

In a statement later, County Attorney Pete Orput said that failure to file and pay taxes was taking money from pockets of citizens of Minnesota. "Wher you are a prosecutor or police officer, or you are a doctor or a realtor, one is above law," he ded.

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Transcripts reveal Chauvin's ruthlessness

George Floyd uttered “I can’t brea” more than 20 times and was told by Chauvin, to stop “yelling”, reveals newly-released transcript of minutes leing to his death. transcripts of Minneapolis police body camera foot, according to court documents, gave a detailed spine-chilling insight to horrific incident.

“n stop talking, stop yelling, it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk,” said Chauvin after Floyd told him he can’t brea.

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12:16 IST, July 23rd 2020