New Delhi, June 19 -- Comedian Carlos Mencia was arrested Thursday and charged with 12 felony charges for failing to report or pay taxes on more than $8 million in earnings, prosecutors said.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the charges at a news conference where he called Mencia "one of California's biggest tax scofflaws."

The 58-year-old stand-up comic was charged with six felony counts of failure to file personal income tax with the intent to evade taxes - one each for the years 2019 to 2024 - and six similar counts for corporate taxes.

Mencia owes more than $300,000 in state taxes on income totaling $8.7 million, Hochman said.

He has not entered a plea, and emails sent to his attorney seeking comment w...