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Rollie Fingers No Longer a Tax Delinquent, Just in Time For Independence Day

Jul 3, 2007 – 12:04 PM
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Eamonn Brennan

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You want the scent of America, do you? You want the smell of grilling hot dogs in the backyard, of fresh herbicide-laden grass, of dangerous fireworks being lit by small children. Why, that's freedom I smell!

Get a whiff of this: Rollie Fingers, Hall of Fame pitcher and noted Milwaukee tax avoider, is no longer on the list of tax delinquents:
Two of three cases filed against Fingers by the state Department of Revenue have been satisfied, according to documents filed in Dane County Circuit Court. The court does not specify how those cases were settled, including whether Fingers paid and how much he might have paid.

The state Department of Revenue had listed Roland G. Fingers of Las Vegas as one of its top 100 delinquent taxpayers in July 2006. He owed about $1.4 million in income taxes, including $1.1 million in interest, according to court records.

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Rollie ... break out the fireworks and Miller Lite, baby. It's time to celebrate some independence!

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