Former Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin Charged With Tax Evasion

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Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged in the murder of George Floyd, has also been charged with his wife with 9 counts of felony tax evasion. Authorities say they underreported their joint income from 2014-2019 by $464,433.

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was arrested on May 29 in connection with the death of George Floyd.Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was arrested on May 29 in connection with the death of George Floyd.Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the murder of George Floyd, has also been charged along with his wife with nine counts of felony tax evasion.

The Washington County prosecutor's office announced Wednesday that Chauvin and his wife, Kellie May Chauvin, face charges of underreporting their joint income from 2014 through 2019 by $464,433, including more than $95,000 that Derek Chauvin earned from off-duty security work. "Revenue investigators initiated a review into the Chauvins in June 2020 for failure to timely file Minnesota individual income tax returns from 2016 to 2019 and fraudulently filing tax returns from 2014 to 2019," the office said in a"The complaints detail that the Chauvins, both employed and domiciled in Minnesota, failed to file income tax returns and pay state income taxes, underreported and underpaid taxes on income generated from various employments each year, and failed to...

 

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Daaammm!!! And White collar crimes also ....not the LAW OF THE STREETS.....I’m GONNA HAVE TO PUT A KNEE DOWN ON THIS ONE!!!! enoughis enough

FoxNews IngrahamAngle cnn msnbc Please cover this early and often.

Well if they can't convict on a murder charge , he'll still go to jail for tax evasion.

So they stole $20 23,221 times. That's 3483 hours of suffocation they have earned, according to those who defend him.

BlackLivesMattters

He should rot in hell for the sole act of murdering George Floyd.

They made an income selling joints ?

Yet Chauvin killed George Floyd for an alleged counterfeit $20. I’ve never thought going to hell was not sufficient punishment for someone until this. Burning in hell is not enough for him!!!😡😡😡

laloalcaraz

Confiscate all his money and donate it to BLM

Law and Order! Amirite?

I really dont know why many people treated differently because of the collor of their skin like just do normal they are humans too 😤

So that’s how he had a vacation home 🙄

No one will strangle him for 8+ minutes for it.

Whoops 😬

Fitting

Thfuck..

She must have made a bundle on whatever she did.

The Capone method, works for me

If you’re dirty on the outside - you’re probably FILTHY on the inside!

That's how they got Capone....

He probably thinks taxes are unconstitutional...even though his job was 100% tax payer funded...

just like al capone

This dude is soooo getting his on OAN talk show

Fascinating how they managed to get away with that until he was no longer a police officer. Somebody ought to look into that.

Mitig8nFctrs Now do Congress!

And they complain immigrants dont pay taxes ...

Oops! He probably shouldn’t have drawn attention to himself by killing someone.

Okay, but again... and I can't emphasize this enough... it's really the murdering that we're all concerned about

Kill a person for an alleged counterfeit 20..... months without prosecution and or charges. Finally indicted only to have found out that he personally committed possible tax evasion.... priceless

How do you under-report taxes to the tune of $460k in 5 yrs? That about $92k a year. Da phuck was doing their taxes?

$464,433. DEFUND THE MOTHER FUCKING POLICE.

I'm sure he was just trying to hide his payoffs from the criminals in town.

What the actual fuck?

A lot of people have second homes in FL. and stay 6 months during the winter. Probably a number of them are doing stuff like this.. taxes, car tags, car insurance, etc. A LOT of loop holes.

How many more years is that? 👏👏👏

MichaelRapaport Nice..

This will be what puts him in prison after he gets off for murder. Book it.

MichaelRapaport The thunder rolls and the lightning strikes lol

Sick

A very nice person being treated very unfairly.

MichaelRapaport Dirtbags

I can see why POTUS45 would relate to him

ErodingStone Flip now if you haven’t flip today .click in my bio

...one bad apple...can spoil the bunch. that last part always gets left off.

MichaelRapaport Oh shit this guy is an all around asshole of a human!

JuanSaaa The same wife that said she was divorcing him? well guess that $$$ ploy didn't work. DefundPolice

MichaelRapaport Imagine that!

Great - it makes you wonder how people like this get hired as police officers.

MichaelRapaport Good. They’re taking a page from the Al Capone prosecution playbook and prepping for the inevitable ‘not guilty’ on the murder charge.

MichaelRapaport Why only get caught now I wonder

MichaelRapaport Karma works in beautiful ways x

So he murdered someone for a supposed 20 dollar bill, but he underreported his income by 464,433 dollars. O-KAY.

Ok

So now is the aproprate time to improperly restrain and kill him, if we use chauvins logic. George Floyd wasn’t convicted of counterfeiting $20 and got killed, so what should happen if you under report nearly half a million?

MichaelRapaport Now instead of going to a real prison for murder, he’ll be going to a nice soft federal resort for tax evasion

Damn, how much money did he make if he *underreported* an average of 90K every year.

Now it makes sense in how they can afford a second home in 1 of Central Florida's most affluential neighborhood - Windermere, FL.

SandyDarity Charge him for fraud, acquit on the murder? Is that what they're putting in place? 🤔

imagine how many white skin tone has abuse the system. these white skin tone were given so many easy way into jobs, school, work, pay raise and many other helping hands

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 probably the tip of the iceberg in terms of criminality

So tax evasion was more persuasive than actual murder? Telling.

If only the IRS has more funding to catch people like this

Quick...stand in his neck!

Wow!!!

He murdered someone over a real $20 bill, posted a $750k bail with DONATIONS, and his family owes the fed $464k in back taxes. I had white privilege on my apocalypse bingo card but I think this needs a more fucked up category.

Yeah let's also remember what George Floyd was accused of a $20 counterfeit the irony in that is not overlooked

Pull his pension

Sure, most municipal public servants don’t have a second home in Florida or drive a $100K BMW SUV registered in a state where they don’t live (but where they’ve been voting) — what exactly clued the revenuers in?

I think I can name at least ONE more tax cheat.

That's how they got Al Capone. 😂🤨

Bet he’s guilty of corruption too along with murder. A BMW and FL condo on police officer salary. I call bs

MichaelRapaport Whoa! Notty boy 🤣

Maybe time to investigate WCCO’s Liz Collin and her husband BobKroll. I’d be willing to bet they’ve been lying on their tax returns too!!

Now he’s really in trouble.

How the hell does a Cop make thaf much money I wonder

Gaytheist4 🤣

How TF?

Think about how much Trump himself is involved in tax evasion

And yet he murdered George Floyd over a supposedly counterfeit $20 bill.

Wow...who knew police officer make that kind of money

Keep digging there's more

Sort of puts a little more persuasion on the side of defundthepolice

Wow , it’s just getting better . Kills a man for fake $20 and Ript off the government! Hope this criminal rots in jail.

Cops, always (not) lawful

MichaelRapaport The IRS is out there. They can't be stopped. They can't be bargained with. They have no remorse. They will stop at nothing to find him.

Ahhh, tax evasion, the only crime that terrible white people in positions of power can actually be arrested for.

Damnnnnn

But they said the immigrants were doing this?... And, when are we going to see 45's tax returns anyway?

genpopforchauvin

Good!!!

S_Tasayco87 🙄🙄

Oh. *This* is what’s gonna get him convicted. A little murder of a black man? Meh.

Rule One of Federal Tax Evasion: Keep low profile (e.g., Do not murder people on TV).

Who thinks for one moment this is all the dirt this muthafvcka has done?

MichaelRapaport Its raining lol

MichaelRapaport They're setting this up to get him on Federal Charges and most likely he will go to jail for that. They are doing this because the state won't get him on killing George. But they sure will get him on Federal Tax Evasion. Al Capone bullshit...just watch...

this is so intensely fucking sad. Truly all of this for a $20 bill and then you see this. God bless George Floyd’s family

Look AT HIS EYES. Whoa! That is a man without a soul.

Not to defend these people but I empathize w/their avoidance of filing. Several very broke years had me putting off inevitable. Dread of impending bankruptcy deprived me of sleep until I could afford to settle the debt. But these people were making good money all the while. Why?

It’s almost like the people who enforce our laws don’t believe those same laws apply to them. I wonder where they got that idea 🤔

Just think - he was 'the best of the best of the best'

He should get prison for the rest of his life and be reminded everyday about what he did did George Floyd by showing the video of the public lynching on a loop every single day. No one will mourn Chavin...

PeaceLibLady Welcome to Comerica... where tax evasion gets you a harder sentence than MURDER. WhatAJoke TaxationIsTheft iF tAxeS aRe ThE pRiCe wE pAy tO LiVe iN a “CiViLiZeD” sOciEtY”... I want a fucking REFUND.! All_of_it

MichaelRapaport Good. Just in case he beats the murder rap.

Now do trump.

MichaelRapaport Criminals gotta crime.

MichaelRapaport This just gave me the warm and fuzzies. 💕

I see a pardon in his future. He will make a fine solider for don.

How very Republican of him.

BeccaLodahl that's a lot of dough for a cop bet he's into some pretty shady stuff

Why don't they give him his first federal warning and let him go free, so far his warnings been intrastate. Yes, give him 19th chance he may going to change to be a nice guy.

Is this why she dipped? Lol

ZmanIsles This guy is a real zero.

NOT Defending or excusing what he did but I Literally laughed out loud thinking.. 'If you would've done your job right&not killed or injured George you maybe could've got away with stealing money a little longer' Dumbass No protective custody; let his Ass get BEAT! dropthesoap

MichaelRapaport Dirty is dirty through and through. Trash.

Scum also rises.

Lock him up!

Law and Order doesn't seem to apply to all

How the hell could he amass that kina money on a cops salary. He’s a Murderer & a tax evading dirty cop. Keep digging there’s more dirt to uncover!!!

The ones that are corrupt at work are the same elsewhere.

I bet you he is also a trump supporter.

so he was defunding the police?

that means the murder charge probably wont hold up in court

😵

let's not forget: this clown (along with the one in the WH) is reported to have voted in FLA. Just how big is the GOP scheme for thugs to vote (by mail) in swing state FLA?

Wait... so he had to KILL A MAN for this to come to light? Sheesh.

For a guy who earned *at most* $60k a year as a PO, that is a lot of income to not be reporting. I smell a DirtyCop.

Just how much do police earn? That’s a lot of money and it’s only the underreported amount.

Damn what kind of money do Minnesota police officers make?

If he were Black you would call the allegations Racist.

Sheesh. I file my taxes right. lol

HAHA add to the 1.8 million tab it's gonna cost to house this guy for the next 60 years.

God I love the IRS

The same guy who murdered George Floyd over an allegedly counterfeit $20 bill...

Now we know why she was so quick to divorce him.

Of course they did. Now, please bring on the review of the taxes reported by our President!

And he killed him over $20 . Smdh R.I.P. George Floyd 🙏

Holy sheet. Sad but true: he's more likely to go to prison for tax evasion than the murder charge

cops break laws.

But GeorgeFloyd gets murdered over $20!! BlackLivesMatter

And that's likely what he'll do time for. Not murdering Mr. Floyd. But, not giving the government their cut. And its disgusting.

President trump said it's smart to not pay your taxes! Anyone remember that? This guy was just following the leaders example

Pin him to his cell floor by the neck.

He’s the perfect Trumpkin poster boy: a tax-cheating racist murderer. Hope he enjoys prison, where there will be many necks for him to kneel on.

Oops

Arrest the murderers of Breonna Taylor

Enjoy prison

This guy is so Trumpian.

20$ days they’ll clear him of murder but send him to jail over taxes because America has it priorities.

Poster boy for Trump's Law & Order America!

The 'underpaid' cop had a $72,000 salary.

ANYONE BELIEVE THAT this couple will PAY the I. R. S.

You got him !! Good work.

You are a police officer in Minneapolis. How do you underreport $464,000+ in 6 years. That’s like underreporting $78,000 a year. How much money is a police officer and his wife make in Minneapolis?

Well, that was quick. I wonder why it's taking so long to finish Donald's audit?

Waiting for all the right wings to say “okay but George Floyd was a criminal!” Tax evasion in America is about as criminal as it gets. He’ll prob face more time with the tax evasion stuff than the other thing he did. Ya know, murder.

So let’s be real here, if anything he will get jail time for not filing taxes instead of going to jail for murdering an innocent man.

So that’s about 90K a year...how did they do that and IrS didn’t even catch it!

Omg! He really was a realDonaldTrump cohort down to the tax invasion ! TrumpFailedAmerica

Hate to see it

It's call CYA for the states attorney charging him with 1st degree murder and knowing that it doesn't meet the criteria.

...Great. One more thing - he has in common with Donald Trump.

How much did the wife make a year.

Ok. Ask me if I'm surprised.

Upstanding citizens and humans. I hope the law comes down hard on them both. Not likely as they’re white, but one can hope.

neilpX Well, they seem like a lovely couple!

Anyone curious as to how their joint income was that fucking high? Is she a doctor or lawyer? What happened to the 'police are massively underpaid' commentary.

Fuck that guy.

But Republicans consider tax evasion smart. Unless you're poor.

His cuts from the drug busts

A fine, upstanding dude. His hero status jumps with cons, having snookered $500k away from the gubmint and out of the hands of... let's see: - police - grandparents on soc sec - national defense When you add all that to brown murder, the cons will be slavering for a pardon.

Who's surprised? Anyone?

Get him like Al Capone

Oops.

So the murderer is also a tax cheat. Remember: when no one could touch Al Capone for all his murders, extortion, etc, he was ultimately sent to prison on tax evasion.

He is now who cannot breath!!!

What an upstanding citizen.

And he killed a man because of a fake $20 bill. Fuck the system.

decollins1969 What do u expect from a blue collar criminal?!

Just a plain ol crook

Big Trouble in Little Murdertown

He is a criminal? Now way, never would have guessed.

Very fine people. /s

Are these the sort of cops we deserve? Especially considering we pay their salaries with our tax dollars? Murderers, liars, thieves and tax cheats. realDonaldTrump, the GOPTraitors and CorruptPoliceUnions say yes. I say Fuck No!

I hope his wife is a CEO of a Fortune 500 company.

Nine counts with a maximum sentence of 5 years/count. Odds are he'll spend more time in prison for tax evasion than he will for killing a human being. Pretty embarrassing for MN Department of Revenue that it took a murder investigation to reveal 6 years of theft.

Like Al Capone, send a murderer to prison for tax evasion.

Time to see Trumpty Dumpty's taxes now...

steftodef LMFAOOOOOO

Al Capone back-up plan in case he's acquitted.

And oddly, his victim died over $20. Huh.

So we have psychopathic homicidal hypocrites enforcing law and order. Nice.

How much does this guy make ?

Law and order

Whoopsie!

Not very patriotic to avoid taxes.

They are just attacking this guy in any way possible bc a drug addict had a heart attack.

damm democrat.

This is why we need PoliceReform and DefundThePolice *Link to the article from which I took these screenshots

What next, voter fraud? The louder they are about “law and order”, the more they abuse it.

No wonder she bounced, the we’re shady lol

But he killed a guy over a counterfeit $20

He gonna get in more trouble for the taxes... smh

Umm... he murdered someone

And George Floyd died over 20 bucks thought to be fake.

Karma. lifesentence

And murdered someone over an alleged forged $20 bill. Unreal.

This is hilarious.

Death & Taxes.

Yay! Something he may actually get in trouble for!!!

So he won't serve a day for murder but they're looking into other options not surprising at all.

🤪 So a murderer has issues with honesty and morals. We kinda knew that from the video.

Did he grow money on trees? Or was covering criminals?

Felony tax evasion.. What a idiot.. The Scape Goat got caught with his pants down.. (Just a little on words there)

Hey, more very fine people amirite!?

So, he was effectively stealing a lot more money than a fake $20 bill that George Floyd had? And nobody has to put a knee on his neck for 9 minutes? 🤔

Joanna_Resists Wifey tried to flee this sinking ship...oops

George Floyd was given a death sentence for a possible counterfeit $20. This is a tad more than 20 bucks...

Oof

It is not lost on me that he worked as a security guard *with* George Floyd and he didn't report those earnings. The injustice of it all...

Hear that, America? Are you SURE you've never made a mistake filing your taxes? Because if public opinion ever turns against you and the powers that be need a scapegoat, you too will be publicly flogged.

You hate to see it.

Imagine killing someone over a fake $20 meanwhile commiting tax avoidance yourself

more evidence that actually funding the IRS properly would pay for itself many times over

ACAB

As what they said... Don’t ever mess with IRS, they will get you!!!!!

This mf killed George Floyd over $20

Sounds pretty republican to me

If true that’s a bit more than $20

A real patriot. NOT.

What a guy!!!

Good.

A face you just want to punch.

And the president thinks this makes this criminal couple “smart”

This is a story I can definitely enjoy. Tax evasion.. has long term implications and those huge pensions the dude has will go back to our government which actually does help other than just big companies.

A paragon of Law and Order. Feh....

Question: Exactly where was the unreported $77,000 a year coming from?

Really? The guy who murderer a man in the street is a piece of shit in other ways? Color me shocked.

Wow 🤣

Gee, that's pretty deplorable.

One of those 'very fine people' I'm sure...

But all cops are angels that are fighting on 'the side of the law' Give me a break. There are probably more that actually break the laws and we're supposed to worship them.

Eh... Get him for murder. Get realDonaldTrump for tax evasion.

'Very fine people' said the 🍊🤡💩

Corporate Capitalist White Supremacy isnt just lies based on fiction, it appears also to be flammable. ..

Hahaha you best believe that IRS is gonna get theirs during all this

What angers me the most is that he will more likely do jail time for this than for murdering George Floyd.

big666ontwitch

You know what they say about death and taxes...

Now do the Trumps and Kushner....

Should've just said he was being audited.

Shocking!

Because the rules never applied to him.

'Hey! Where's my pardon?', Chauvin was overheard to say....

How the fuck are policemen even earning the kind of money where they can underreport their pay by $100k a year?

Great news. Now reconcile all MN LEOs with out of state residences.

What does she do if they underreported their income by almost a half million dollars?! He’s a cop so ...

Criminals gonna crime.

According to our mighty leader, tax evasion is okay because it's 'smart.'

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