
Former Congressman Melvin Reynolds arrives at the Harare Magistrates court on February 19, 2014. Reynolds had been arrested for violating immigration laws and possessing pornographic material. (Photo credit: JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images)
UPDATE: 12:24 p.m.
CHICAGO (CBS) —Former 2nd District Congressman Mel Reynolds was scheduled to be arraigned in federal court today on tax charges. But he failed to show up, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Former Congressman Mel Reynolds is facing federal charges of failing to file income taxes for four years, beginning in 2009.
He was not in court for his scheduled arraignment, but his attorney Theodore Poulos was.