Father Of Actress Michelle Williams Is Arrested

The father of actress Michelle Williams has been arrested in Australia for tax-evasion.

Larry Williams, 64, was apprehended by federal officers who plan on extraditing him back to the US to face tax evasion charges, reports Page Six.

He had been arriving in Australia for a series of financial lectures; Williams a ?financial whiz? is the author of ?Trade Stocks and Commodities With the Insiders? and ?Day Trade Futures Online.?

He has been accused of using multiple bank accounts to hide $1.5million he earned from 1999 to 2001 from lectures and books sales.

Williams? lawyer Chris Watson has insisted that his client is involved in a legitimate "tax-minimization" program and said: "There is no suggestion of anything sinister, such as money laundering or the like."

So why the arrest and extradition???

Michelle Williams was nominated for an Oscar for her role in 'Brokeback Mountain' she has one child with Australian actor Heath Ledger.