Not So Shocking News: Milton Street Owes Back Taxes

The mayor released a list of the city’s Top 50 Tax Deadbeats, and it looks like the Nelson Medical Group and the defunct law firm of Edward David, Charles Fitzpatrick and John Fitzpatrick will be meeting in the National Championship Game. Man, can’t we just have a playoff system already?

The list is actually pretty hilarious if you’re a huge nerd and easily amused. Naturally, I’m falling out of my chair at the office laughing at some of this stuff. What’s Super Shuttle Management Inc. and why does it owe 1.13 million in back taxes? Why are there so many electric companies on this list but not one water works? How did Big George’s Stop ‘N’ Dine get on their twice? What the hell is the Main Diner, Inc. a/k/a Vega Grill?

Most importantly, though, our old pal Milton Street is on the list! Neil Stein made it, too, though he’s nearly at the top and has a good chance at making it to a BCS bowl this year.

Nutter Publicizes City’s Tax Deadbeats [Clout]

Milton Street: 30 Months

Today, T. Milton Street was sentenced to 30 months in prison for failing to file tax returns for three years.

Since launching for PW in August 2005, Philadelphia Will Do has seen its share of guys and gals who really went above and beyond in their commitment to Philadelphia. Philly has an extensive history of incredible characters, the famous and the infamous, who make this (as some stupid blog’s tagline likes to say) the funniest city on earth. These people looked at that list, shook their heads and said, “Oh, I can top that.”

Think about it: Milton Street. Rick Mariano. Larry Mendte and Alycia Lane. Jocelyn “Bonnie” Kirsch. The list goes on, but it’s Friday and I’m tired. But many (if not most!) of the great Philadelphia characters I’ve written about the past three years have ended up in serious legal trouble. Some have been convicted. Some have gone to prison.

This makes sense, as all the best Philadelphia characters in history are felonious — or at least approaching it. But it is a big strange that so many people I’ve written about have been arrested, convicted, imprisoned, cited, hacked, whatever. Yes, a media-obsessed blog like mine focuses on who’s in the news and the news loves criminals. But if I were, say, Ron Paul or Kerri-Lee Halkett, I wouldn’t even speed anymore.

The 69-year-old Milton must also pay $413,000 in back taxes, money he will easily be able to earn once he comes out of prison a convicted felon in his 70s.

T. Milton Street ordered to prison, pay back taxes [Inquirer]
Photo by Kyle Cassidy used under a Creative Commons License

D-Day For Milton

Hey! Our buddy Milton Street gets sentenced today; he could end up in jail for up to three years. And Brian Hickey has a great interview with the man up on PW. While I’m catching up on a few things you should totally read it.