Stephen Baldwin to Avoid Prison in Tax Case

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Stephen Baldwin is set to agree a deal over an alleged unpaid $350,000 tax bill.

The 46-year-old actor is accused of failing to pay income tax in Rockland County, 15 miles northwest of Manhattan, for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 but his attorney Russell Yankwitt says he will avoid prison and get up to five years to pay back the money owed, according to Fox News.

He added that under the deal, Stephen will plead guilty this month to a tax felony and if he manages to pay the money back in one year, his record will be wiped clean.

Stephen's arrest for tax evasion in December came six months after a court rejected the born-again Christian's claim that he and a friend missed out on a lucrative contract with oil company BP thanks to Kevin Costner and his business partner in oil cleanup, Patrick Smith.

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Stephen Baldwin Arrested Over $350K Tax Bill

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Stephen Baldwin has been arrested over an alleged unpaid $350,000 tax bill.

The 46-year-old actor is accused of failing to pay income tax in Rockland County, 15 miles northwest of Manhattan, for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 and was bailed pending a February 2013 court appearance.

Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe told the New York Daily News, "At a time when Rockland County and New York State face severe fiscal shortfalls, we cannot afford to allow wealthy residents to break the law by cheating on their taxes. The defendant's repetitive failure to file returns and pay taxes over a period of several years contributes to the sweeping cutbacks and closures in local government and in our schools."

The arrest comes six months after a court rejected born-again Christian Stephen's claim that he and a friend missed out on a lucrative contract with oil company BP thanks to Kevin Costner and his business partner in oil cleanup, Patrick Smith.

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Alec Baldwin’s ‘Beautiful’ Wedding

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Alec Baldwin's wedding to Hilaria Thomas was "incredible."

The actor's brother Stephen Baldwin had a great day at the nuptials between the pair in New York last month, and he claims he could not be happier for his sibling: "The wedding was fantastic. It was incredible, beautiful, went off without a hitch. Hilaria was gorgeous, Alec was over the moon. I can't be more happy for him, he looks great and he's in love and I wish him all the best."

Stephen also believes his brother's new slim physique may be down to the fact his wife is a yoga teacher. "His new wife is a yoga instructor, so obviously you're seeing Alec look so well as a result of the downward dog, so to speak," he joked.

Meanwhile, Hilaria's wedding dress designer Amsale Aberra has confirmed she was "very easy going" during the creation of the gown: "She is really down-to-earth and having that simplicity was important to her. It's not about saying, 'Make me something nobody has seen! Make me an outrageous dress!' She is a very easy-going person, and it did fit her personality."

Kevin Costner Wins Stephen Baldwin Court Battle

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Kevin Costner has won a court battle against actor Stephen Baldwin.

The decision came less than two hours after closing arguments ended on Thursday and a jury rejected Stephen's claim that he and a friend missed out on a lucrative contract with oil company BP thanks to Kevin and his business partner in oil cleanup, Patrick Smith.

"My name means more to me than money and that's why we didn't settle," Kevin said.

Stephen and co-plaintiff Spyridon Contogouris, were asking for at least $17 million in damages at federal court in New Orleans, however were awarded nothing. In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, The Bodyguard actor offered BP the services of a device he had helped develop, and BP contracted to buy 32 of the oil-and-water-separating centrifuges in the summer of 2010.

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Kevin Costner Sued by Stephen Baldwin

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Stephen Baldwin is suing fellow actor Kevin Costner for tricking him into selling his shares in Costner’s company Ocean Therapy.

In the suit, Baldwin claims that Costner cheated him out of his shares of an oil-filtering invention which Kevin Costner sold to BP during the disastrous oil leak.

Baldwin claims that Costner lied about his plans to sell the machines to BP when he purchased Baldwin’s shares back … and now, Stephen wants to receive monetary damages.

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