Ty Warner to pay $53M to settle tax evasion charges
September 18, 2013
Ty Warner, the Chicago-area billionaire who created Beanie Babies, has agreed to plead guilty to federal tax evasion and pay a $53.5 million penalty for allegedly failing to report income in a secret offshore bank account.
Warner, 69, of west suburban Oak Brook, was charged Wednesday morning in U.S. District Court, according to a court statement.
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