'Mind of Mencia' comic Carlos Mencia arrested on suspicion of felony tax evasion, L.A. County D.A. announces
Key takeaways
- Comedian Carlos Mencia, who broke out in the early 2000s with his Comedy Central series “Mind of Mencia,” was arrested Thursday morning in Los Angeles on suspicion of a dozen felony tax evasion counts.
- Mencia is accused of six felony counts of failure to file personal income tax with the intent to evade tax and six felony counts of failure to file corporate income tax with the intent to evade tax.
- Hochman said the comic paid his taxes before 2019 and that the California Franchise Tax Board sent more than 70 demand notices regarding his delinquent tax returns.
Los Angeles prosecutors allege comedian Carlos Mencia failed to submit his state income taxes from 2019 to 2024, failing to report $8.7 million in personal and corporate earnings. (Jerod Harris / Getty Images for IMF) By Alexandra Del Rosario Staff Writer Contact June 18, 2026 4 PM PT 3 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
Comedian Carlos Mencia, who broke out in the early 2000s with his Comedy Central series “Mind of Mencia,” was arrested Thursday morning in Los Angeles on suspicion of a dozen felony tax evasion counts.
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman announced the 58-year-old comedian’s arrest during a news conference Thursday afternoon and said Mencia faces 12 criminal tax evasion counts over his failure to submit his state tax returns from 2019 to 2024. Hochman alleged that Mencia, who once spoke favorably about paying taxes during a comedy set in the early aughts, failed to report a total of $8.7 million in earnings from personal income and corporate profits from his NedLos Entertainment company. Mencia is accused of six felony counts of failure to file personal income tax with the intent to evade tax and six felony counts of failure to file corporate income tax with the intent to evade tax.