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Post by Enchant on Oct 18, 2006 5:41:03 GMT -5
Blade star Wesley Snipes was indicted Oct. 17 on eight counts of tax fraud accusing him of trying to cheat the government of $12 million in false refund claims, the Associated Press reported.
Snipes, 44, also failed to file tax returns for six years, according to an indictment unsealed in Tampa, Fla.
Federal prosecutors said that Snipes fraudulently claimed refunds totaling nearly $12 million in 1996 and 1997 on income taxes already paid. The indictment also charged him with failure to file returns between 1999 and 2004, the AP reported.
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.
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Post by Shooshoo on Oct 19, 2006 12:59:13 GMT -5
Why do these stars do it? and how do they get away with it for so long, I'm sure if you or I failed to do our taxes we'd be up before a judge in next to no time and for a heck of a lot less than these big stars ....I like Wesley Snipes but he has to follow the law just like the rest of us, I'm sure I don't like handing my money over to the tax man either but we got to do it *sigh*
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Post by Aaron on Oct 19, 2006 13:03:02 GMT -5
Why do these stars do it? and how do they get away with it for so long, I'm sure if you or I failed to do our taxes we'd be up before a judge in next to no time and for a heck of a lot less than these big stars ....I like Wesley Snipes but he has to follow the law just like the rest of us, I'm sure I don't like handing my money over to the tax man either but we got to do it *sigh* Here in the US said at least 300 or something like that get caught a year. My mom did once. That was the first and last time she's ever done that again. lol. He may even go to prison for 2 years.
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Post by Shooshoo on Oct 19, 2006 16:54:11 GMT -5
Well if he did he'll probably write a book about it then make it in to a movie lol....
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Post by Aaron on Oct 20, 2006 1:48:55 GMT -5
there will be book deals and probably tv movies and such. But, I still think no matter what he'll be a direct to dvd actor. If it weren't for the Blade series he'd REALLY be in that catagory.
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Post by Shooshoo on Oct 20, 2006 3:22:28 GMT -5
roflao...yeh your probably right about that, the only movies of his that jump to mind are the Blade trilogy and Demolitionman...lol
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Post by voltage on Oct 20, 2006 9:09:43 GMT -5
Hey, thats hollyowood. People get wierd, they think they are above the law and soon enough reap the consequences.
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Post by Aaron on Oct 20, 2006 10:46:30 GMT -5
Hey, thats hollyowood. People get wierd, they think they are above the law and soon enough reap the consequences. actually isn't the case in this one. he was part of a group that thought that Taxe's were unconstitutional . So in around about way he was protesting even though knew this would happen. So hold off on hollywood bashing.
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Post by voltage on Oct 20, 2006 11:39:39 GMT -5
I call major movie making and all involved a part of hollywood. Instead of saying movie makers, or actors, I just say hollywood.
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Post by Aaron on Oct 20, 2006 11:45:03 GMT -5
I call major movie making and all involved a part of hollywood. Instead of saying movie makers, or actors, I just say hollywood. Oh I know. .and you detest them. Yes, I'v got it. But, you were saying that he felt that he was above himself. Yet, he has ties to this organization that feels that taxes are unconstitutional. Which is great. They can believe whatever they want to it's pretty stupid though in what he did. It's not ego or anything like that. What I was saying.
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Post by voltage on Oct 20, 2006 11:48:11 GMT -5
Ok thank you for your opinion, Ill keep mine and I dont need you making me sound like im trying to bang things into your skull.
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Post by Shooshoo on Oct 22, 2006 13:08:52 GMT -5
Lets face it, its not just in Hollywood that people think they are (at times) above the the law. Tax's are awful no matter what your background but with out us paying them the wheels of government wont go round.... so we, the honest citizens, pay them year after year....
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