Richard Hatch, the former "Survivor" winner currently taking part in Bravo's "Battle of the Network Reality Stars," has another, rather more serious battle on his hands.

A federal grand jury in Providence, R.I., indicted Hatch Thursday (Sept. 8) for tax evasion, filing a false return and several fraud charges. The 10-count indictment stems from IRS returns he filed for 2000, the year he became "Survivor's" first winner, and 2001.

Hatch was initially charged with two counts of tax evasion in January and agreed to plead guilty. He withdrew his plea in March, which prompted the U.S. Attorney's office in Providence to open a grand-jury case against him that resulted in Thursday's indictment.

Prosecutors allege he failed to report his $1 million "Survivor" winnings in the 2000 return, instead claiming income of just over $41,000 for the year -- and saying he was owed a refund of close to $4,500. The indictment also says an accounting firm prepared a return showing that Hatch would owe the IRS $441,501 with his "Survivor" winnings and income from a rental property. He told his accountants he would file the return but never did.

The indictment (a copy of which is on TheSmokingGun.com) also charges that in 2001, Hatch failed to report more than $300,000 in income he earned as co-host of a radio show in Boston, as well as the $27,000 value of a car he won on "Survivor" and received in February 2001. It also alleges that Hatch used money from other TV appearances (including one on NBC's "Weakest Link") that was intended for a charity called Horizon Bound for his own purposes.

Hatch has said that he believed CBS was responsible for paying the taxes on his "Survivor" winnings, a claim the network disputes. The 10 charges carry a maximum sentence of 75 years in prison and more than $1 million in fines.