Comedian Carlos Mencia fights felony tax case as lawyers blast Los Angeles DA's 'absurd show of force:' report

Comedian Carlos Mencia appeared in a California courtroom earlier this week to plead not guilty to felony charges stemming from more than $8 million in alleged unpaid taxes, shortly after his attorneys blasted authorities over "an absurd show of force" in the 12-count fraud case. Mencia entered the plea from behind glass in a Los Angeles County courtroom custody area during his arraignment Monday, according to FOX 5. The 58-year-old comic is charged with six felony counts of failure to file pers