South African runner Oscar Pistorius was reportedly fined a little under 1 million rand (or about $105,000) for unpaid taxes and paid his tax debts.
The double amputee, known as “the Blade Runner,” gained worldwide renown when he competed last summer at the Olympics in London, but was charged this year in the Valentine’s Day shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He claimed he mistook her for an intruder at their home in Pretoria.
During a bail hearing, the Paralympic champion had to declare his assets, and the South African tax authorities learned of the discrepancy, according to the
However, there are conflicting accounts of Pretorius’s tax issues. Another South African press outlet, Eyewitness News, ran a