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Comedian Carlos Mencia pleads not guilty to 12 felony charges of failure to pay taxes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Carlos Mencia has pleaded not guilty to 12 felony charges alleging he failed to report or pay taxes on more than $8 million in earnings.
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What happenedLOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Carlos Mencia has pleaded not guilty to 12 felony charges alleging he failed to report or pay taxes on more than $8 million in earnings.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Comedian Carlos Mencia pleads not guilty to 12 felony charges of failure to pay taxes". The center frames it as "Comedian Carlos Mencia pleads not guilty to 12 felony charges of failure to pay taxes".
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Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
40/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
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Left / center-leftComedian Carlos Mencia pleads not guilty to 12 felony charges of failure to pay taxes
The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report
CenterComedian Carlos Mencia pleads not guilty to 12 felony charges of failure to pay taxes
WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) · Center · News report
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Comedian Carlos Mencia pleads not guilty to 12 felony charges of failure to pay taxes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Carlos Mencia has pleaded not guilty to 12 felony charges alleging he failed to report or pay taxes on more than $8 million in earnings.
Comedian Carlos Mencia pleads not guilty to 12 felony tax-related counts
tax-relatedcounts
Comedian Carlos Mencia on Monday pleaded not guilty to several tax-related counts alleging he failed to report $8.7 million in personal and corporate income.
