Marion Barry still not in jail

I wrote back in May of 2007 how prosecutors have been unable to force Marion Barry, former DC mayor, crack smoker, whore monger, currently DC councilman, to pay his taxes. Still free, Barry still owes on his taxes and still doesn’t file his tax returns on time according to the Washington Post;

In all, prosecutors say, Barry has failed to file his returns on time in eight of the past nine years.

Yesterday, they urged a federal judge to revoke Barry’s probation for tax offenses just weeks before it expires.

Barry, 72, in the past has called such legal efforts “frivolous” and has said his tax problems are a “personal matter.”

Yeah, that’s pretty insane to say that not paying taxes for nearly a decade is a “personal matter”. I’ll mention that Barry was robbed in October 2007 and had $14,000 in jewelry stolen but is still unable to meet his tax obligations – the same tax obligations the rest of us are coerced into meeting by government nearly every day.

Oh, and here’s a picture I took of him getting into his chauffeur-driven car a few months back;

Anything else we can do for you, Marion?

Category: Legal, Liberals suck