Method Man pleads guilty to NYC tax-evasion charge

NEW YORK (AP) - June 28, 2010

The former Wu-Tang Clan member was arrested Oct. 9 on charges he failed to pay state and personal income taxes from 2004 through 2007. He was sentenced to a conditional discharge, which means the arrest will be purged from his record if he stays out of trouble.

Method Man's real name is Clifford Smith.

He owed about $106,000. His attorney, Peter Frankel, says when the star learned of the tax issue he immediately corrected it.

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