Flecktone, once part of 'Empire Washitaw De Dugdahmoundyah,' guilty of tax fraud

The Nashville inventor of a groundbreaking musical instrument who is also a partner in the Grammy award-winning band Bela Fleck and the Flecktones pleaded guilty Monday to one count of income tax evasion.

Roy Wilfred Wooten, a musician who goes by the stage name “Futureman,” was indicted in 2001 on four counts of income tax evasion for the years 1995 through 1998. With taxable income in excess of $300,000 and employment taxes of over $100,000, Wooten failed to file any income tax forms during those years.