Chris Hansen has bad check charges DROPPED after he pays back $13,000 debt - but the Catch A Predator host still owes $250,000 in taxes, $60,000 to American Express, $125,000 to his bank, and over $1MILLION to his mortgage lender
- Chris Hansen arrested last week for writing two bad checks to a local business
- Hansen had ordered 355 ceramic mugs, 288 shirts, 650 vinyl decals for $13,000
- Charges were dropped on Wednesday after his lawyer proved he paid the debt
- But Hansen is still facing plenty of of other debts that he has yet to deal with
- He's also being evicted from his NYC apartment and going through a divorce
Former To Catch A Predator host Chris Hansen has been let off the hook for bad checks - though his legal and personal troubles are far from over.
Prosecutors decided to drop the larceny charge against Hansen, 59, on Wednesday after his lawyer proved he had paid the $13,000 debt back in full.
Hansen was arrested in Stamford, Connecticut last week and was charged with issuing two bad check to Summer Street Promotions Company.
He had been charged $12,998 after ordering 355 ceramic mugs, 288 T-shirts and 650 vinyl decals from the local business in 2017.
Former To Catch A Predator host Chris Hansen has been let off the hook for bad checks after prosecutors decided to drop the larceny charge against him on Wednesday
But Hansen delayed payment for the order and in April wrote two checks, both of which ultimately did not clear, to the company.
Philip Russell, Hansen's attorney, told TMZ that the former TV host did not have to plead to any charges after paying off his debt in full.
Hansen's case will be automatically dismissed if no other action is taken within 13 months.
It's a brief bit of good news for Hansen, who is facing plenty of other debts.
Hansen owes $57,931.72 to American Express, $126,356.35 to TD Bank, over $15,000 to Ally Financial, and $1,078,164.73 to US Bank Trust, according to Connecticut court records obtained by DailyMail.com.
The charges were dropped after Hansen's lawyer proved he had paid the $13,000 debt back to a local business
American Express sued Hansen for the money in 2015, claiming he 'refused to make payment on the balance' of a Platinum card, according to the Stamford Advocate.
Ally Financial filed its own lawsuit against Hansen last year, claiming he still owed thousands of dollars for a $65,000 2014 Corvette.
A judge allowed the company to reposes the car.
US Bank Trust took ownership of Hansen's million-dollar home in Shippan last July.
On top of all this, Hansen owes more than $250,000 in back taxes and is now being evicted from his New York City apartment, according to TMZ.
This is all happening while the former Dateline host is in the process of divorcing his wife Mary Jo.
But legal problems continue for the former TV host, who owes owes $57,931.72 to American Express (pictured). The company sued Hansen for the money in 2015
Hansen also owes $126,356.35 to TD Bank and over $15,000 to Ally Financial. Ally Financial sued Hansen last year, claiming he still owed thousands of dollars for a $65,000 Corvette
On top of all this, Hansen owes over $250,000 in back taxes and is currently divorcing his wife
It has been more than a decade since To Catch A Predator went off the air after a three-year run that turned it into a pop culture icon.
The series was canceled when a assistant district attorney in Texas committed suicide after exchanging photos with a person he believed to be a 13-year-old boy.
When Bill Conradt did not show up to meet the boy, the show's camera crew chose to travel to his home.
Conradt killed himself as the crew entered his residence. NBC later settled a lawsuit filed against the network by the attorney's sister.
After To Catch A Predator was canceled, Hansen became the host of Crime Watch Daily. The show was canceled in 2018.
After To Catch A Predator was canceled, Hansen became the host of Crime Watch Daily (pictured). The show was canceled in 2018.
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