Nino Brown, after all??? http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061017/D8KQFI180.html Snipes Charged With Federal Tax Fraud Oct 17, 11:38 AM (ET) By LARA JAKES JORDAN WASHINGTON (AP) - 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.
BTW, he played the "Nino Brown" role to a tee. It was one of the best villain performances I have seen in film.
accountants are your agents. i'm betting snipes signed off somewhere on his return. i'm guessing he might have known he hadn't filed a tax return in 6 years.
I'm sure they are in trouble. But that's another indictment. This is the more exciting one. In the end it's you who is responsible for the sign off. Can't claim ignorance.
I'm not guilty. *You're* the one that's guilty. The lawmakers, the politicians, the Washington accountants, all you who lobby against making tax fraud legal. Just like you did with alcohol during the prohibition. You're the one who's guilty. I mean, c'mon, let's kick the deductions here: Ain't no calculators made in Harlem. Not one of us in here owns Turbo Tax. This thing is bigger than Nino Brown. This is big business. This is the American way.
clever! i see your "its' the American way" and raise you "Is this a nightmare? Or the American dream?"
That sux. I always liked him. I wonder if he will actually spend time in jail over this? U think his lawyers can get him out of it?
Well, I can only assume he won't make Blade 4 because he'll be sentenced to be frozen in cryo-prison. I hope his hair doesn't get too frosty.
CNN is reporting that an arrest warrant has been issued for Wesley Snipes. News confirmed by the IRS and the Justice Department.
