Always bet on black? Don't think so (Wesley Snipes)

[tibor75]

Snipes charged with federal tax fraud By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer
3 minutes ago


WASHINGTON - Movie actor Wesley Snipes was indicted Tuesday on eight counts of tax fraud accusing him of bilking $12 million from the government in false refund claims.


Snipes, 44, also failed to file tax returns for six years, according to an indictment unsealed in Tampa, Fla.

Federal prosecutors said Snipes fraudulently claimed the refunds in 1996 and 1997. It also charged him with failure to file returns between 1999 and 2004.

According to the indictment, Snipes had his taxes prepared by accountants with a history of filing false returns to reap payments for their clients. As part of the deal, the indictment alleges, the firm, American Rights Litigators, would receive 20 percent of refunds from clients.

Snipes faces a maximum of 16 years in prison.

 

[StooGrimson]

I blame the liberal media for this.

 

[Thump]

What a dumbass.

Would like to hear Mili's response to this story.

 

[StooGrimson]

Snipes faces a maximum of 16 years in prison.

Heh heh...that brings back hilarious/painful memories of watching his movie "Undisputed". What a piece of crap. It's one of the few prison movies worse than "Lock Up".

 

[ScriptOhio]

The American Express card: Don't steal home without it.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Would like to hear Mili's response to this story.

Uh, what do expect me to say?

 

[TRON]

Heh heh...that brings back hilarious/painful memories of watching his movie "Undisputed". What a piece of crap. It's one of the few prison movies worse than "Lock Up".

Come on now...Undisputed was crap, but Lock Up was a good movie.

 

[tibor75]

Come on now...Undisputed was crap, but Lock Up was a good movie.

I still can't believe I saw "Boiling Point" in a theater.

 

[daddyphatsacs]

Come on now...Undisputed was crap, but Lock Up was a good movie.

The best part of lock up was the movie credits.

 

[scooter1369]

Snipes Sentenced to Three Years in Prison


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Judge sentences Snipes to 3 years for tax convictions
Thursday April 24 6:04 PM ET


Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison on tax charges Thursday, a victory for prosecutors who sought to make an example of the action star by aggressively pursuing the maximum penalty.

Snipes' lawyers had spent much of the day in court offering dozens of letters from family members, friends even fellow actors Woody Harrelson and Denzel Washington attesting to the good character of the "Blade" star and asking for leniency. They argued he should get only probation because his three convictions were all misdemeanors and the actor had no previous criminal record.

But U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges said Snipes exhibited a "history of contempt over a period of time" for U.S. tax laws, and granted prosecutors the three year sentence they requested one year for each of Snipes' convictions of willfully failing to file a tax return.

 

[SanAntonioBuck]

What a dumbass!

It was worth repeating in this thread.

 

[ScriptOhio]

He has real potential here to be an outstanding "prison bitch".

 

[OCBucksFan]

This was all over the news today, apparently he was claiming every tax he paid, sales, etc... onto his return as owed to him. One of those guys who says "I don't need to pay taxes"

Two things are certain in life, death and taxes...

 

[Buckeyedynasty]

Damn it Wesley pay your damn taxes!!! Now we will have to wait for blade 4. He has made some bad movies but there he has plenty of good ones. Jungle fever is a really good one. Damn even just typing that I now have Stevie Wonder in my head. I got jungle fever, she's got jungle fever.....

 

[bearonu]

After the trainwreck that was Blade Trinity, you are actually awaiting a fourth installment???