Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin appears via Zoom from a federal prison in Tucson, Ariz., on March 17, 2023. Minnesota Judicial Branch via AP

MINNEAPOLIS—The former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the 2020 killing of George Floyd pleaded guilty Friday to two tax evasion counts, admitting that he didn’t file Minnesota income taxes for two years due to “financial concerns.”

Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty specifically to two counts of aiding and abetting, failing to file tax returns to the state of Minnesota for the 2016 and 2017 tax years.