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Hatch in jail for unapproved TV spots
Updated: Wednesday, 19 Aug 2009, 6:46 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 19 Aug 2009, 6:24 PM EDT
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - The lawyer for "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch says he was taken
to jail because he granted two TV interviews without getting the
required permission from the federal
Bureau of Prisons.
Hatch had been serving the remainder of his prison term for tax evasion on home confinement at his sister's home in Rhode Island. He granted three television interviews this week -- to NBC's "Today" show, NBC affiliate WJAR-TV and the NBC-owned "Access Hollywood."
The Bureau of Prisons says permission is needed for each media outlet that gets an interview with any prisoner serving a home confinement term.
Hatch's lawyer, Cynthia Ribas, says the bureau told her it only
gave permission for the interview with "Today." She says she
thought the permission extended to all NBC properties.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights
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