Adrian Karsten, 45, was found dead in his Green Lake, Wis., home, according to ESPN.com. Karsten pleaded guilty on July 8 to two counts of failing to file federal income tax returns for the years 2000 and 2002. He was sentenced to 11 months in a federal prison to be followed by nine months of home confinement.
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Former ESPN Sideline Reporter Dead
Adrian Karsten, 45, was found dead in his Green Lake, Wis., home, according to ESPN.com. Karsten pleaded guilty on July 8 to two counts of failing to file federal income tax returns for the years 2000 and 2002. He was sentenced to 11 months in a federal prison to be followed by nine months of home confinement.
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From ESPN.com
Former ESPN on-air personality Adrian Karsten was found dead in his Green Lake, Wisc. home on Friday. He was 45.
Police have not determined a cause of death but said foul play was not suspected. An autopsy is expected to be performed next week.
Karsten last worked at ESPN as a college football sideline reporter in 2003.
On July 8, Karsten was sentenced to 11 months in federal prison followed by nine months of home confinement, following his guilty plea to two counts of failing to file federal income taxes. Federal prosecutors alleged Karsten failed to file income tax returns for the years 1999 through 2002.
It is not known when Karsten was due to begin serving his sentence.
Former ESPN Reporter Gets 11 Months for Evasion
From the IRS Times and Inquirer
Adrian K. Karsten, a former ESPN sportscaster and winner of a 1991 Emmy Award, was sentenced by a U.S. district judge in Wisconsin to 11 months in prison for tax evasion.
Karsten, who pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to file federal income tax returns for the years 2000 and 2002, was also sentenced to nine months of home confinement, which will include electronic monitoring, as part of his two-year probation.
During the two tax years in question, Karsten received more than $600,000 in income from ESPN, where he reported from the sidelines of football games and served as a writer-producer for SportsCenter.
By failing to file tax returns, Karsten did not pay federal income taxes totaling $167,000. Under the terms of his sentence, Karsten, who has now filed tax returns for the years in question, is required to cooperate with the IRS in the collection of these taxes as well as any penalties and interest.
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