Lauryn Hil Faces Tax Evasion Sentence; Attorney Claims Singer Has Fully Repaid Owed Sum After Releasing New Song [VIDEO]

Lauryn Hill is facing sentencing for her tax evasion charge on Monday, May 6 in New Jersey. Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill pleaded guilty last year to not paying her federal taxes from 2005 to 2007. The total amount on which she failed to pay taxes is $1.8 million.

Two weeks ago, a judge reportedly told Lauryn Hill that she had only paid $50,000 of over $500,000 that she owes in back taxes. Judge Madeline Cox, who presided over Lauryn Hill's tax hearing on April 22, postponed Hill's sentence and set the May 6 deadline for the full repayment of Hill's liability.

Hill recently explained her situation in a Tumblr post, in which she claimed that she had signed a record contract with Sony to help pay the owed sum. Hill released a song over the weekend on iTunes, reportedly to help make the legal deadline on her tax case.

Lauryn Hill, ex-Fugees member, faces up to a year in prison on each of the three counts. Hill's attorney is pushing for probation, based on Hill's ability to better repay the debt out of prison than in.

The song that Hill released over the weekend was a rare treat; Hill hasn't released much music since her 1998 debut with "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill." The song can be heard below.

News of Hill's sentence hasn't yet emerged. However, Hill reportedly paid back the tax penalty that she owed over the weekend, keeping the deadline the judge had set.

The R&B artist's attorney released a statement on Sunday, May 5, just one day before the court-mandated repayment deadline, that Hill had "now fully paid" the sums she owed in back taxes, state taxes and penalties. Billboard reported that the figure has been estimated at over $900,000. 

Reuters reported that Hill's attorney, Nathan Hochman, said in an email, "Ms. Hill has not only now fully paid prior to sentencing her taxes, which are part of her criminal restitution, but she has additionally fully paid her federal and state personal taxes for the entire period under examination through 2009."

Hill hasn't yet updated her Tumblr page confirming the tax repayment or revealing her sentencing.