Hill failed to pay taxes on about $1.8m (£1.2m) of earnings
between 2005-07.
In a statement to the judge, Hill said she intended to pay the
taxes but could not after ending her music career. It is not clear when Hill
will report to prison. "I needed to be able to earn so I could pay my
taxes, without compromising the health and welfare of my children, and I was
being denied that," Hill told the judge in court on Monday. Hill has
six children, five of whom with Rohan Marley, the son of Bob Marley.
She has largely withdrawn from public life while raising her
children. Hill started her career with Grammy-award winning hip-hop group
Fugees alongside Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel. She released her acclaimed
solo debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, in 1998, which won five
Grammy awards and sold more than 19 million copies worldwide.
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