Comedian Carlos Mencia faces 12 felony charges for failing to report more than $8M in earnings

Comedian Carlos Mencia was arrested Thursday and charged with 12 felony charges for failing to report or pay taxes on more than $8 million in earnings, prosecutors said. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the charges at a news conference where he called Mencia “one of California’s biggest tax scofflaws.” He said the 58-year-old stand-up comic was charged with six felony counts for failing to report personal income from 2019 to 2024, and six more for corporate taxes for the same period. Mencia owes more than $300,000 in state taxes on income totaling $8.7 million, Hochman said. He has not entered a plea, and an email sent to his attorney seeking comment was not immediately answered. Mencia was arrested at his Los Angeles home at about 7 a.m., authorities said. He remained in custody Thursday afternoon and was being held on $250,000 bail. He is expected to make his first court appearance on Monday. If he’s convicted of all counts he could get more than 10 years