ORLANDO, Fla. -- Professional golfer Jim Thorpe has been sentenced to a year in prison for failing to pay more than $2 million in income taxes.
Big Jim Thorpe won 13 times on The Champions Tour including the 2002 Tradition and 3 times on The PGA Tour.
Thorpe's attorney, Mark Horwitz, said Friday that Thorpe must turn himself in to authorities by April 1. The golfer also was sentenced to two years of supervised release and 200 hours of community service. He must try to repay the taxes while he's on supervised release.
In September, Thorpe pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to pay income taxes and had faced up to two years in prison.
Horwitz said Thorpe "has accepted his punishment and will be getting on with his life."
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Big Jim Thorpe won 13 times on The Champions Tour including the 2002 Tradition and 3 times on The PGA Tour.
Thorpe's attorney, Mark Horwitz, said Friday that Thorpe must turn himself in to authorities by April 1. The golfer also was sentenced to two years of supervised release and 200 hours of community service. He must try to repay the taxes while he's on supervised release.
In September, Thorpe pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to pay income taxes and had faced up to two years in prison.
Horwitz said Thorpe "has accepted his punishment and will be getting on with his life."
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