'Advice to Plaxico’: Ex-NFL player charged with tax evasion told who to contact about avoiding jail

Former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress faces jail time after being indicted for failure to pay taxes in New Jersey:

Plaxico Burress: I'm NOT a tax crook … I don't belong in prison!! http://t.co/cH2FXAzOgR pic.twitter.com/4WbWiud3pe

— TMZ (@TMZ) May 1, 2015

Burress is charged in New Jersey with intentionally attempting to avoid paying over $47,000 in taxes — what some might consider small change:

https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/593992811650916353

@JayCaruso It's not just embarrassing, it's disgraceful. @TheRevAl

— J.R. Holmsted (@JHolmsted) May 1, 2015

@JayCaruso @TheRevAl Like I keep telling people, keep your eye on Sharpton…and notice how IRS does exactly nothing to him.

— Pete & Lisa Got Caught Tampering With Flynn's 302! (@drawandstrike) May 1, 2015

Maybe Burress should start here:

@TMZ Advice to Plaxico: Talk to Rev Al Sharpton.

— Col Douglas Mortimer (@smallbrownring) May 1, 2015

Or maybe any number of other tax hypocrites with shows on MSNBC could help.

Plaxico didn't pay his taxes. Now that his playing career is over, he can always get a job at MSNBC with the rest of the tax cheats.

— Ernie Lipshitz (@ernielipshitz) May 1, 2015

https://twitter.com/JoshToTheSmith/status/594006448998359040
https://twitter.com/JoshToTheSmith/status/594006518565048320
https://twitter.com/JoshToTheSmith/status/594006611414425600

Charles Rangel might be able to be of assistance as well.