Fact: <p>US reality TV icon Richard Hatch faces 13 years in prison after being found guilty of failing to pay tax on his $1 million (GBP555,500) winnings from the first SURVIVOR show in Rhode Island yesterday (25JAN06). Hatch has started serving his sentence, which is to be announced, because he is considered a flight risk. </p>
Fact: <p>Richard Hatch, the first winner of hit US reality TV show Survivor, has been indicted on tax evasion charges for allegedly failing to report his $1.3 million (GBP720,000) winnings from the show. </p>