Peter Nash Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud

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Ex-rapper sings the blues in court
Clifton Park man admits failure to pay state income taxes for three years
By Bryan Fitzgerald
Updated 9:19 pm, Tuesday, July 1, 2014

A rapper from the 1990s hip-hop group 3rd Bass — which briefly grabbed fame with its 1991 chart-topping hit "Pop Goes the Weasel!" — pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Albany County Court to failure to pay state income taxes.

Peter Nash, whose stage name was "Prime Minister Pete Nice," did not pay taxes in 2009, 2010 and 2011, the Albany County District Attorney's Office said.

Nash, who lives in Clifton Park, must pay $13,101 to the state in back taxes, penalties and interest. He will also be on probation for three years, the district attorney's office said.

Nash pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal tax fraud. He will be sentenced on Aug. 26.

Nash and 3rd Bass released three albums between 1989 and 1991, two of which went gold. "Pop Goes the Weasel!" reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard rap charts.

The song assailed rapper Vanilla Ice.

After retiring from rapping, Nash became a baseball historian, opened a memorabilia shop in Cooperstown and published a baseball book.

Financial troubles surrounded his ventures, however.

Earlier this year, a New Jersey judge ordered Nash to pay $260,000 to an auction house as part of a protracted legal battle.

http://www.timesunion.com/local/arti...ng-5593477.php

Here's a link to television coverage from this morning:

http://wnyt.com/article/12415/?vid=5203718&v=1