Wesley Snipes facing jail time for tax dodge
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According to the US Attorneys office, Wesley Snipes is facing jail time after a warrant was issued for the actor last week on charges of failing to file income tax returns and conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.
The "White Men Can't Jump" star is accused of failing to pay nearly $12 million in taxes and failing to file tax returns for a period of six years. Florida officials claim that Snipes fraudulently claimed refunds in 1996 and 1997 on taxes already paid, and then failed to file returns between 1999 and 2006.
According to the eight count indictment obtained, Snipes and two other defendants Eddie Ray Kahn and Douglas Rosile are accused of attempting "through deceit, craft, trickery, and dishonest means to make it appear as if Snipes had no liability for federal income taxes, when in fact defendant Snipes had such liability." Each count carries a maximum prison sentence of five years.
Of the three men accused in the indictment, Snipes' whereabouts are unknown, Kahn is believed to have fled to Panama and Rosile has turned himself in to authorities.
The US Attorney contacted people who they believed were Snipe's attorneys over the weekend, and were surprised when they learned those people no longer represented the star.
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