‘One Tree Hill’ Actor Antwon Tanner Pleads Not Guilty To Social Security Scheme

First Published: April 17, 2009 10:42 AM EDT Credit: Getty Images

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Caption Antwon Tanner arrives at the CW Network’s Upfront at Lincoln Center on May 13, 2008 in New York City“One Tree Hill” actor Antwon Tanner has pleaded not guilty to involvement in a Social Security scheme.

Tanner appeared in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Thursday on charges of selling Social Security numbers and cards. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.

Tanner and his lawyer declined to comment.

The 34-year-old actor is accused of supplying 16 Social Security numbers and three bogus cards to a middleman between December 2005 and last July.

Tanner, who lives in California, appeared in the 2005 film “Coach Carter.”

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