Federal Tax Problem
In May 2009, Koosman pled guilty to misdemeanor federal tax evasion after failing to pay up to $90,000 in federal income taxes for 2002, 2003, and 2004. Koosman admitted to being "suckered" by anti-tax rhetoric. On September 3, 2009, he was sentenced to six months in prison, and was released from a Federal Prison Camp in Duluth, Minnesota on June 30, 2010.
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