In a life that has seen more than its share of legal troubles, rapper Ja Rule is now facing his biggest one yet – The New York-born artist is due to be sentenced later today in Newark, New Jersey for tax evasion and faces three years in jail.

The 35-year old ‘Rule’, who was born simply ‘Jeffrey Atkins.’ was found guilty in March of not filing tax returns in 2004 and 2006, during which time he’s known to have earned more than $3-million.

Rule is also facing a further two years behind bars after a gun was found in his sports car in 2007. He was found guilty of ‘Attempted criminal weapon possession’ last year.

And this is far from the first time Ja has encountered the law – In 2003 he was accused of assault but settled that case out of court. The next year he was suspected of involvement in a fatal shooting, and was arrested again four months later for driving with a suspended license and drug possession.

Then in July of ’07 he was arrested with fellow rapper, Lil Wayne on drug possession and gun charges.

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