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January 26, 2006

Hatch lands in Plymouth prison

Survivor star Richard Hatch spent his first full day behind bars today, but contrary to initial reports, he did so in a Massachusetts jail.

One of Hatch's attorneys, John MacDonald, said yesterday afternoon following Hatch's conviction on tax-evasion counts that he would be taken to the federal Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls.

But he ended up at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility in Plymouth, an official there confirmed today. The southeastern Massachusetts facility is used to hold state, county and federal prisoners.

The sentencing date for Hatch has also been moved up three days, to April 25, according to MacDonald.

U.S. District Chief Judge Ernest C. Torres had ordered Hatch held pending sentencing because he considers Hatch a flight risk.

Hatch was convicted yesterday of two counts of tax evasion and one count of filing a false tax return for failing to report his $1 million in Survivor winnings and other income. He faces a likely sentence of 33 to 41 months in prison under federal guidelines.

- Journal staff writer Richard Salit

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