{"id":2615880,"date":"2026-06-18T21:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T01:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comedian-carlos-mencia-facing-criminal-charges-in-la-district-attorney-announces\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T21:10:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T01:10:28","slug":"comedian-carlos-mencia-facing-criminal-charges-in-la-district-attorney-announces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comedian-carlos-mencia-facing-criminal-charges-in-la-district-attorney-announces\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian Carlos Mencia Facing Criminal Charges in LA, District Attorney Announces"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcomedian-carlos-mencia-facing-criminal-charges-in-la-district-attorney-announces%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2615880&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A comedian with a controversial past-including accusations of joke theft-is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-announces-2024-bid-against-senator-facing-bribery-charges\/\" title=\"Congressman to Challenge Senator Accused of Bribery in 2024 Election.\">facing significant legal trouble<\/a> over <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >alleged tax evasion<\/a>. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan hochman announced that Carlos mencia has been charged with 12 felony counts for failing to report over $8 million in income from 2019 to 2024 and ignoring multiple notices from tax authorities. Mencia was arrested and is awaiting arraignment. This case is notable as it is the first handled by a specialized tax fraud unit. beyond tax issues, Mencia has a history of allegations of joke theft from fellow comedians, notably from Joe Rogan, and has previously faced federal liens for unpaid taxes. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watchdog-demands-dhs-ig-investigate-surveillance-state\/\" title=\"Watchdog Demands DHS IG Investigate Surveillance State\">situation highlights ongoing concerns<\/a> about his financial misconduct and reputation within the entertainment industry.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A comedian whose past is littered with accusations of joke theft is facing a future of criminal allegations that could mean 10 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>At a news conference Thursday, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0578788\/bio\/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlos Mencia<\/a> had allegedly failed to report personal and business income worth more than $8 million, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/culture\/story\/comedian-carlos-mencia-charged-12-felony-counts-tax-134006501?cid=social_twitter_abcn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The case against Mencia is the first brought by a DA unit specifically dedicated to tax fraud.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Comedian Carlos Mencia has been charged with 12 felony tax counts, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Thursday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K68oFY3X9z\">https:\/\/t.co\/K68oFY3X9z<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zbrPiqcIGA\">pic.twitter.com\/zbrPiqcIGA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ABC\/status\/2067721067649527825?\">June 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At the news conference, Hochman called Mencia \u201cone of California\u2019s biggest tax scofflaws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to prosecutors, Mencia failed to report his income \u2014 personal or business \u2014 from 2019 to 2024, ABC reported.<\/p>\n<p>He also failed to respond to 78 notices from the California tax authorities, Hochman said, according to ABC.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested Thursday morning and charged with 12 felony counts, according to ABC. He isn\u2019t likely to be arraigned until Monday, the network reported.<\/p>\n<p>The comedian\u2019s legal problems are serious \u2014 besides prison time, he also faces the potential of having to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-congress-should-investigate-joe-bidens-taxes\/\" title=\"How Congress Should Investigate Joe Biden\u2019s Taxes\">pay back taxes<\/a> and fines, according to ABC.<\/p>\n<p>But they\u2019re not the first time he\u2019s been in hot water.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Scandalous past of California comedian Carlos Mencia \u2013 as the DA comes crushing down on him <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FrW7KFxi5U\">https:\/\/t.co\/FrW7KFxi5U<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MduCpDRT9s\">pic.twitter.com\/MduCpDRT9s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nypost\/status\/2067709676381184144?\">June 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  As the<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/18\/us-news\/carlos-mencias-massive-hidden-wealth-revealed-in-la-fraud-probe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> New York Post<\/a> reported, Mencia has been accused by fellow comedians of stealing their jokes.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, Joe Rogan \u2014 years before he became a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-rogan-finally-makes-endorsement-elon-musk-lays-compelling-case-trump-hear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heavyweight podcaster<\/a> \u2014 jumped on stage during a Mencia act and made the accusations publicly, according to a newspaper\u2019s account.<\/p>\n<p>Mencia\u2019s reputation for pilfering material even became the plot of a \u201cSouth Park\u201d episode in 2009 that also mocked rapper Kanye West.<\/p>\n<p>This also isn\u2019t the first tax trouble Mencia has faced, according to the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>The IRS has put liens on property Mencia owns in Oregon, according to the newspaper, for unpaid federal taxes of about $1.2 million.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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