Stephen Baldwin pays off New York back taxes with final installment of $100,000

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FILE - This Oct. 12, 2012 file image released by Starpix shows contestant Stephen Baldwin posing at the cast announcement for the new "All Star Celebrity Apprentice, in New York. A lawyer for Baldwin says the actor has paid off his New York back taxes with a check for the final 00,000. Baldwin admitted last year that he failed to pay state taxes for 2008, 2009 and 2010. The total, plus interest and penalties, came to 00,000. A Rockland County judge gave Baldwin five years to pay the debt, and said he could avoid probation if he paid the total within one year. (AP Photo/Starpix, Kristina Bumphrey, file)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – A lawyer for Stephen Baldwin says the actor has paid off his New York back taxes with a check for the final $100,000.

Baldwin admitted last year that he failed to pay state taxes for 2008, 2009 and 2010. The total, plus interest and penalties, came to $400,000.

A Rockland County judge gave Baldwin five years to pay the debt, and said he could avoid probation if he paid the total within one year.

Attorney Russell Yankwitt said Baldwin beat the deadline with his final payment Friday. He said Baldwin was helped by a loan from a friend Yankwitt would not identify.

Baldwin starred in the 1995 movie “The Usual Suspects.” More recently, he appeared in TV’s “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice” program. His brothers Alec, William and Daniel are also actors.

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