Ja Rule Faces Jail Time for Guilty Plea on Tax Charges

Kelly Phillips Erb

Updated July 14, 2016 at 9:15 PM

Ja Rule faces up to three years in prison for failing to pay more than $3 million in taxes

Rapper and actor Ja Rule, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, pleaded guilty Tuesday to failing to pay federal income taxes on more than $3 million earned between 2004 and 2006. He faces up to three years in prison for the charges, as well as penalties.