HOGAN’S LAWYER SLAMS INSENSITIVE AUSTRALIAN DETENTION
PAUL HOGAN was stunned when he was served with an order detaining him in Australia because the legal notice came just hours before he was due to b ury his beloved mother.
The Crocodile Dundee star, who lives in Los Angeles, flew back to his h omeland on Friday (20Aug10) following the death of his 101-year-old mum a nd was immediately served with a departure prohibition order as part of h is ongoing tax dispute Down Under.
Hogan’s lawyer, Andrew Robinson, has revealed the bombshell news came t he night before the funeral and he has slammed Australian officials for t heir insensitive timing.
Robinson says, "It was served on Paul’s daughter at her Sydney home on Friday night with the funeral on Saturday morning. Imagine on the night b efore you bury your mother for this to happen." The attorney also fears Hogan could be stranded in Australia for severa l years, leaving him thousands of miles away from his wife and child in L os Angeles.
He adds, "(Hogan) could potentially be stuck in Australia for years. It is not looking good; this is a very serious order." The papers stem from an ongoing investigation by officials at the Austr alian Taxation Office (ATO), who have been chasing Hogan for millions of dollars in allegedly unpaid taxes for several years.
He is believed to owe a massive $32.1 million (=C2=A321.4 million) afte r officials amended his bill in July (10).
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