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Former NFL player gets 7-month jail term on tax charge

A former NFL defensive back was sentenced Thursday to seven months in prison for failing to file a federal income tax return for 2005, when he was a member of the New York Giants.William James, formerly William J. Peterson, had already spent four months in a federal detention center so he will only need to serve three more months for failing to pay taxes on $5.5 million in income, a federal judge said at his sentencing. The judge also ordered James to file back returns and pay back taxes and penalties totaling $470,000.James, 33, was a third-round draft pick of the Giants in 2001. He spent his first five seasons in New York and also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers.James had been accused of not filing returns from 2005 to 2009. He pleaded guilty to a single count in May.James, of Brownsville, Pa., was also ordered to serve one year of probation following his release, which will include mental health treatment. His attorney ...

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