4-Time Super Bowl Champ Files for Bankruptcy as Government Sues Him for Alleged $15.5 Million in Unpaid Taxes

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Story by Danielle Jennings

The DOJ alleges that for several years Romanowski, 58, along with his wife Julie, used their company Nutrition53 to avoid paying taxes

Bill Romanowski, the former NFL linebacker and four-time Super Bowl champion, recently filed for bankruptcy due to a multi-million unpaid tax bill that prompted a lawsuit from the federal government.

U.S. attorneys for the Department of Justice allege that for several years Romanowski, 58, along with his wife Julie, used their company Nutrition53 to avoid paying taxes. The couple allegedly now owe $15.5 million in back taxes, leading the couple to file a last-minute bankruptcy petition on April 29, just 24 hours before a scheduled hearing was to take place, according to USA Today