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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ProudReaction2204 on 2025-01-26 02:25:46+00:00.

Original Title: TIL after Leona Helmsley did not pay her contractors that worked on her Connecticut home, she was investigated for tax evasion, and she received a 16 year sentence. During trial her housekeeper testified that Helmsley said “only the little people pay taxes.” She ended up serving 19 months in prison.