Officer Who Killed George Floyd Pleads Guilty In Tax Case
In this image from police body camera video shown as evidence in court, Minneapolis police officers attempt to place George Floyd in a police vehicle, on May 25, 2020, outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis. (Minneapolis Police Department via AP, File)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer serving time for the 2020 murder of George Floyd has pleaded guilty to two counts of tax evasion.
Derek Chauvin entered the plea Friday in a Minnesota court before Washington County Judge Sheridan Hawley.
Chauvin appeared via Zoom from a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona.
Chauvin and his now ex-wife were charged with multiple counts of underreporting their income and failing to file tax returns.
His ex-wife pleaded guilty earlier to two counts.
Chauvin was previously convicted on state murder charges for the May 2020 killing of Floyd and on a federal count of violating the Black man’s civil rights.
