The Roundup: Super Tuesday Edition
The Big Lead —
... from lobbyist money? … in addition to a parade and voting, it is Fat Tuesday, which is a splendid reason to drink … Jeter, off the hook with feds regarding that income tax issue … ...
Jeter, New York settle tax dispute
River Avenue Blues —
... . Today, the Daily News tells us that Jeter and the City have reached a secret settlement. That’s the whole news though; no one knows what the terms of the deal are. So that’s that. ...
Jeter's Taxing Off-Season
My Pinstripes —
... Derek Jeter's tax woes with New York City are over with. The Captain cut a deal with the Department of Tax to end a probe and possible civil case over his lack of tax payments. Tax investigators had questioned Jeter's taxes over a 3 year period from 2001-2003. ...
Jeter/NY State settle tax dispute
N/A —
Looks like Derek Jeter and the Department of Taxation for New York State have reached an agreement (actually a “secret deal”) on that little tax problem that sprung up last November.
I love the way the Daily News begins articles when they talk about Jete:
Derek Jeter has romanced Mariah Carey, squired Jessica Biel, sweet-talked Scarlett Johansson - and now he’s made it to first base with the state taxman.
Classic, NY tabloid journalism right there.
Hat tip to Ben K.
Baseball Today: Tuesday, February 5
Projo Sox Blog —
... AT SHORTSTOP, AND NOT AT SING-SING: Derek Jeter apparently has reached agreement with the government over a charge that he hadn't paid enough in income tax. (New York Daily News) ...
Derek Jeter No Longer a Tax Cheat
FanHouse —
... Fortunately for Jeter, that embarrassing little episode is officially behind him: state officials confirmed to the New York Daily News that he reached an out-of-court settlement last month. Not surprisingly, Jeter's camp remains tight-lipped about what it took to get the government off his back, though you have to imagine it involved a big chunk of dough exchanging hands and Jeter's accountant getting canned. ...
Life in New York
ShysterBall —
... But there certainly is a different sort of discourse in the Big Apple that, even if not properly thought of as pressure, is something that probably takes a lot of getting used to. Like this: ...
