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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
SEATTLE (AP) - Disgraced former Seattle area professional soccer player and team owner Dion Earl pleaded guilty Monday to federal tax fraud in a third criminal case for which he faces prison.
Earl, 48, was serving a 12-year prison term for two Arizona sexual assaults when he was sentenced in December to serve an additional 33 months after pleading guilty in a Kirkland, Washington rape case. On Monday, Earl pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Seattle in the almost $1.1 million tax fraud case as part of a deal in which four other charges were dropped, The Seattle Times reported. Federal prosecutors will recommend one year in prison and $695,000 in restitution.