The Los Angeles District Attorney announced on Thursday that felony state tax evasion charges have been filed against comedian Carlos Mencia, accusing him of failing to report $8.7 million in income over a six-year period.
The 58-year-old comedian’s real name is Ned Arnel Holness, but he goes by Carlos Mencia professionally. Hochman called Mencia “One of California’s biggest tax scofflaws.”
He has been charged with 12 felony counts of tax evasion, six related to $3.3 million in personal income and six related to $5.4 million in corporate income for his company, Nedlos Entertainment, Inc. Over a six-year period, between 2019 and 2024, Mencia allegedly did not report $8.7 million in income.
Hochman said that translates to over $300,000 in state tax, and “by the way, we’re not even dealing with whatever federal tax obligations he may have not complied with.”
Hochman said the California…
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