DMX Ordered to Pay Uncle Sam Millions ... In Tax Evasion Case

4/2/2018 1:54 PM PDT

imageDMX[1] got bad news from the judge in his tax evasion case ... he's going to be a lot lighter in the wallet -- like more than $2 mil lighter.

X will have to fork over $2.3 million in restitution to Uncle Sam. The judge is allowing him to pay in monthly installments of 10% of his gross monthly income started 2 months after he gets sprung from the big house.

And, speaking of the big house, the judge is recommending that the rapper serve his 1 year[2] at the Danbury Federal Correctional Facility ... the prison that became the inspiration for "Orange is the New Black."  It's also where Teresa Giudice[3] served her time[4].

One more thing ... DMX must participate in an outpatient substance abuse program and an outpatient mental health program.

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