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‘Survivor’ Champ Says He’s Victim Of ‘Witch Hunt’

October 27, 2009

BOSTON, Mass.

“Survivor” winner Richard Hatch says he’s the victim of a “witch hunt” by federal prosecutors.

Hatch completed a tax evasion sentence earlier this month. He complained to NBC’s “Today” show Tuesday that he was taken from his sister’s apartment while wearing boxer shorts in August and held in solitary confinement for 30 days after granting TV interviews without permission.

‘Survivor’ Hatch Ends Federal Evasion Sentence

October 16, 2009

BOURNE, Mass.

“Survivor” winner Richard Hatch has been released from a Massachusetts jail after completing a sentence for evading taxes on the $1 million he won during the CBS reality show’s first season.

Barnstable County Sheriff spokesman Roy Lyons said Hatch was freed at about 6 a.m. Friday from the Barnstable County Jail in Bourne, southeast of Boston. Lyons said he was taken home to Rhode Island.

‘Survivor’s’ Richard Hatch To Remain Behind Bars For Nine More Days

October 08, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Former “Survivor” Richard Hatch was scheduled to be released from jail today, but will remain in jail for an additional nine days, Access Hollywood has learned.

“Rich was ordered to an additional 9 days as punishment for allegedly not having obtained the requisite permissions to conduct the Access Hollywood and NBC Channel 10 Providence on-camera interviews, or for calling in to a radio show the following day,” Hatch’s lawyer, Cynthia M. Ribas told Access.

ACLU: ‘Survivor’ Winner Richard Hatch’s Jailtime Was Retaliatory

September 14, 2009

BOSTON, Mass.

The American Civil Liberties Union has asked a federal judge to release “Survivor” winner Richard Hatch, arguing that he was put back in jail in retaliation for criticizing the government.

A federal prosecutor countered Monday at a hearing in Boston that Hatch violated prison rules and should serve the rest of his sentence behind bars.

ACLU Calls For ‘Survivor’ Winner Richard Hatch’s Release From Jail

September 09, 2009

PROVIDENCE, R.I.

The American Civil Liberties Union wants reality TV star Richard Hatch freed from a jail where he has been held on charges of giving unauthorized interviews.

Lawyers for the ACLU of Massachusetts on Wednesday sought the “Survivor” winner’s release from the Barnstable County jail in Bourne, Mass.

‘Survivor’ Winner Richard Hatch Remains In Mass. Jail After Hearing; Lawyer Threatens Legal Action

August 26, 2009

BOSTON, Mass.

A lawyer for “Survivor” winner Richard Hatch is threatening to go to court if her client is not released soon from a Massachusetts county jail.

Hatch had been serving the remainder of a prison term for tax evasion on home confinement at his sister’s Newport, R.I., home. He was jailed August 18 after granting two TV interviews for which the federal Bureau of Prisons says he didn’t have proper permission.

ACLU Says ‘Survivor’ Hatch’s Jailing Unfair

August 20, 2009

PROVIDENCE, R.I.

The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday said it was appalled that “Survivor” winner Richard Hatch was returned to prison for granting two unauthorized TV interviews.

Sister: ‘Survivor’ Winner Richard Hatch Sent Back To Jail Again For Granting TV Interview

August 19, 2009

NEWPORT, R.I.

The sister of “Survivor” winner Richard Hatch said Wednesday she thinks her brother was sent back to jail over an interview, and a radio station host said Hatch called in to his show twice without the station first getting permission from the federal Bureau of Prisons.