<P> In August 2005, the IRS filed a lawsuit against Newton alleging that he and his wife owed more than $1.8 million in taxes and penalties . One of Newton's tax lawyers disputed that, saying, "We believe the IRS owes him money ." </P> <P> In late 2009, officials at Oakland County International Airport in Waterford, Michigan claimed Newton owed the airport more than $60,000 for unpaid parking fees, which they claimed he owed after having abandoned a $2 million Fokker F28 plane there more than three years before . The plane was originally flown in for renovations in 2005 . After they were completed in 2007 the plane was moved to an outside parking area . The monthly parking fees were $5,000 . An aircraft of this type needs to have its engines run at least once a month to retain its airworthiness . In 2009 it was discovered that the interior of the craft was rotting, and filled with mold . The plane has since been disassembled, transported, and reassembled on his estate grounds . </P> <P> In February 2010, Bruton Smith sued Newton, claiming he was delinquent on a loan he had personally guaranteed, then bought from Bank of America . Smith sought foreclosure of Newton's Las Vegas ranch Casa de Shenandoah . </P> <P> Also in February 2010, Clark County sheriff's deputies and a fleet of moving vans were refused entry to Newton's ranch at E. Sunset and S. Pecos roads . The officers attempted to serve civil papers and seize property as part of a $501,388 judgment against Newton awarded to Monty Ward, his former personal pilot, but security personnel employed by Newton refused to accept the papers . Ward, who filed suit in 2006, won the judgment for past - due wages in January 2009 and since then had attempted to determine the wages of Newton when he performed at the MGM Grand and later the Tropicana hotel - casino . As of January 27, 2010, the value of the judgment was reportedly increasing by $126.86 per day . </P>

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