Mencia seeks bail relief as California tax case unfolds

Comedian Carlos Mencia was arrested at his Encino home in a 12‑count felony tax‑omission case alleging he failed to report about $8.7 million in income between 2019 and 2024; his lawyers filed an emergency motion asking for release on his own recognizance or a bail reduction from $250,000 to $50,000, criticizing the raid as an “absurd show of force” for offenses they say involve tax omissions rather than weapons or violence.