Lauryn Hill pleads guilty to tax evasion

Lauryn Hill has pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges for failing to file income taxes on income of $1.8 million for three years.

She faces up to three years in prison.

From Star Ledger:

Acclaimed hip-hop artist Lauryn Hill took responsibility for failing to file three years of taxes on income of $1.8 million and pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges today in federal court.

The South Orange native could face up to three years in prison and $75,000 in fines for her offenses and will be sentenced in late November.

Hill's attorney Nathan Hockman said the star had been targeted by the federal government because of her celebrity status.