Apparently, the stress of tribunal councils and eating bugs are nothing compared to the evasion of the IRS for original Survivor winner Richard Hatch. Hatch was indicted on 10 charges Thursday. These charges include a faiure to pay taxes on his one million dollar prize for winning the show, filing a false tax return, mail fraud and bank fraud. In addition to not reporting his prize money, Hatch also neglected to mention the $327,000 he earned from hosting a Boston-based radio show. As if Hatch's ruthless and conniving personality wasn't established enough on the show, his image was darkened further when he was accused of dipping into donations meant for his charity, Horizon Bound, for personal expenses. The discovery of Hatch's devious behavior first came to light in January when he was indicted for two counts of tax evasion. A guilty verdict could mean millions of dollars in fines and up to 75 years in jail. Too bad the court doesn't offer challenges with a chance to win tax immunities.

Not content with just donating money to disaster relief, many celebrities are taking a hands-on approach helping victims of Hurricane Katrina. Sean Penn made headlines when he took it upon himself to obtain a boat and wade through toxic waters in order to rescue close to 40 people stranded in New Orleans. While some people criticized Penn's efforts, claiming it was a publicity stunt for his next film-All the King's Men, which was shot in New Orleans-others commended his proactive behavior. Author Douglas Brinkley, who witnessed the rescues, told the New York Daily News that in the case of Katrina, Penn "was an American hero."

Other celebrities, working as a part of Oprah Winfrey's "Team Angel," also provided hands-on relief for victims. Some notable efforts: Chris Rock helping to staff a food bank in Houston, John Travolta and Kelly Preston flying in supplies to Baton Rouge and Lisa Marie Presley trucking in food and toiletries to Mississippi. Maybe instead of criticizing Oprah and company for using Katrina as a publicity stunt, the media should be criticizing President Bush and his administration for not following their example.