$80,000 in Back Taxes Took “Miracle Met” Jerry Koosman to Jail
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009Baseball superstar, “Miracle Met” Jerry Koosman went from being cheered by his fans to being escorted by the police to jail for not paying his back taxes for the years 2002-2004.
Between Koosman’s Major League Baseball pension, autographs, public appearances, and selling his stocks, he made around $754,950 over those years, out of which $80,000 belonged to the government.
In May, Koosman pleaded guilty to IRS tax evasion charges. “Like most people
