Beanie Sigel to be sent to jail

Rapper Beanie Sigel has been sentenced in Philadelphia to two years in prison for failing to file federal income-tax returns.

The 38-year-old’s real name is Dwight Grant. He was sentenced in federal court Thursday and ordered to report to prison on September 12. He pleaded guilty in August.

Prosecutors say Sigel owes more than $700,000 (Dh2,570,610) for the tax years 1999 through 2005.

A US District Court judge ordered him to pay all taxes, penalties and interest as determined by the Internal Revenue Service. The rapper told the judge he accepted “total responsibility” for not paying his taxes.

Sigel has also served time on drug and weapons charges and for prescription drug use while on federal probation. His albums include The Truth, The B Coming and The Solution.

— AP