Is this news? Tax troubles of accused police officer

[Scout]

Former Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin Charged With Tax Evasion : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice - Former Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin Charged With Tax Evasion

He never tried to be a public figure, and tax crimes of police or fire or teachers is not reported, or is it?

I hold NPR to a very high standard, but I don’t agree with them on this. His taxes have nothing to do with his killing of Floyd.

 

[DanOregon]

He should have been bounced from the force a while ago. Does MPD even have an Internal Affairs division? And besides, how many times do you see news orgs do legal docs deep dives of VICTIMS of crimes and report on divorces, liens, lawsuits etc. Way too often.

 

[Azrael]

he was no angel

 

[The Big Ragu]

Former Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin Charged With Tax Evasion : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice - Former Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin Charged With Tax Evasion

He never tried to be a public figure, and tax crimes of police or fire or teachers is not reported, or is it?

I hold NPR to a very high standard, but I don’t agree with them on this. His taxes have nothing to do with his killing of Floyd.

It's newsworthy.

Being defined as a public figure is only really operative if you are talking about libel or defamation FWIW, and being a public figure has nothing to do with whether you chose to acquire your notoriety.

Like it or not, he is famous and embroiled in a controvery. That makes things like this that are related to him newsworthy. They are not gratuitously reporting an indictment of an anonymous cop. They are reporting another indictment of someone who has been in the news because of a controversy.

 

[User 150927]

Because police don't cover up for their own all the time? Of course they do.

 

[Scout]

It's newsworthy.

Being defined as a public figure is only really operative if you are talking about libel or defamation FWIW, and being a public figure has nothing to do with whether you chose to acquire your notoriety.

Like it or not, he is famous and embroiled in a controvery. That makes noteworthy things related to him newsworthy. They are not gratuitously reporting an indictment of an anonymous cop. They are reporting another indictment of someone who has been in the news because of a controversy.

I see where you are coming from. I just see it more along the lines of reporting that Floyd has money issues as well, no idea if he did, but the interaction between had nothing to do with money problems.

I guess it does paint a picture of working beyond the law and rules of society.

 

[Alma]

It’s news.

 

[FileNotFound]

Unquestionably news, just as his fraudulently cast Florida ballots are news.

 

[ringer]

One interesting thing... if he was investigated in June 2020 re: his 2019 tax returns, than Chauvin at least filed them before the (revised) July 15, 2020 deadline.

Headline might have been clearer if it had said he was charged with under-reporting taxes.

 

[ringer]

p.s. Too bad we can't get Trump's returns. Maybe they could be cellmates.

 

[Severian]

This is absolutely news.

He never tried to be a public figure

Then he should've thought quadruple before putting his knee on a Black man's neck while people filmed him.

 

[sgreenwell]

Former Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin Charged With Tax Evasion : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice - Former Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin Charged With Tax Evasion

He never tried to be a public figure, and tax crimes of police or fire or teachers is not reported, or is it?

I hold NPR to a very high standard, but I don’t agree with them on this. His taxes have nothing to do with his killing of Floyd.

Making the hypothetical leap that this other thing didn't happen - Yes, absolutely, tax fraud by a police officer is probably A1 in every city's local paper, except maybe New York or L.A. People get pissed when public officials waste taxpayer dollars. Hell, one of the most commented stories at my old paper was about public works employees helping themselves to free gasoline at the pumps. The total "damage" was about $350 before they were caught. This wouldn't be a *national* story if he hadn't done that other thing, but hey, he did.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

He underreported over $464,000 of income, owes almost $22,000 in unpaid taxes (not even counting the interest and penalties incurred), and was apparently voting illegally in Florida.

This is newsworthy no matter who does it. Add in that he’s a police officer — someone whom we expect to uphold the law, not flagrantly violate it — and that he’s accused of murdering a man over a counterfeit $20 bill … yeah, this is a significant story,

 

[SoloFlyer]

Not only is it newsworthy for the reasons already discussed, but one of the criticisms of the Minneapolis police department is that so few officers actually live in the city. Investigating why that is the case is important to the overall story of what's happening with Minneapolis police.

 

[Scout]

OK... you guys win.

I’m a hard yes that this is news.

 

[JayFarrar]

Not going to pile on since Scout has went no mas but yeah, news.

The killer cop is more of a criminal then George Floyd and it makes me wonder how many other cops in Minneapolis and elsewhere for that matter are evading taxes.

My suspicion is most of them. Off-duty security is a scam and the cops know it and dive in head first.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Not going to pile on since Scout has went no mas but yeah, news.

The killer cop is more of a criminal then George Floyd and it makes me wonder how many other cops in Minneapolis and elsewhere for that matter are evading taxes.

My suspicion is most of them. Off-duty security is a scam and the cops know it and dive in head first.

Thanks a lot, pal. For once a thread was gonna end well.

 

[DanOregon]

Pretty much whenever a police officer is documented as being untruthful - they're gone. They can't testify in court. Lie to a superior, fellow officer, whomever, and it gets documented - they are done. Doesn't have to be under oath or anything.

 

[Cybersport2015]

It's newsworthy. He is a public figure by virtue of being charged. I have no sympathy for his family.