Blade won't pay vampire tax!

**Scorp** · 10-17-2006, 10:52 AM

The damn IRS won't even give a vampire slayer a break?
What is this world coming to?

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061017/...BhBHNlYwM5NjQ-

Actor Wesley Snipes accused of tax fraud By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer
50 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Movie actor Wesley Snipes was indicted Tuesday on eight counts of tax fraud accusing him of trying to cheat the government of $12 million 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 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.

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.

Snipes, who had a home in Windermere, Fla., has not been arrested because authorities don't know where he is, the IRS said.

In 2002, the Justice Department sued a Florida tax preparer who it said filed bogus tax refund claims, including a $7.3 million demand for Snipes.

Snipes was not named as a defendant in that case, but the lawsuit said the preparer's largest claim was an amended income tax return filed on behalf of the actor and dated April 14, 2001. The return requested a $7,360,755 refund for taxes paid in 1997. The return said that Snipes' adjusted gross income was zero, according to the lawsuit.

It said the preparer, Douglas P. Rosile Sr., told clients that only income from foreign sources was subject to taxation. The resolution of that lawsuit could not be immediately determined.

Snipes is the star of the star of the "Blade" trilogy and as well as films such as Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever," and the 1992 blockbuster, "White Men Can't Jump."

In 2005, South Africa refused to admit him after officials said he tried to enter the country with a forged passport.

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Associated Press Writer Phil Davis in Tampa contributed to this report.

Halfcan · 10-17-2006, 11:20 AM

The brother is crooked.

Hammock Parties · 10-17-2006, 11:21 AM

Some mother****ers are always tryin' to iceskate uphill.

Ultra Peanut · 10-17-2006, 11:55 AM

You gotta rob to get rich in the Reagan era.

Adept Havelock · 10-17-2006, 12:14 PM

Huh. I figure the DEA will be after him too once they find out he didn't have Tax Stamps for all that crack when he was running the CMB.

10-17-2006, 10:52 AM
Scorp Whiskey Tango Foxtrot OVER! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hell Casino cash: $6629000	Blade won't pay vampire tax! The damn IRS won't even give a vampire slayer a break? What is this world coming to? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061017/...BhBHNlYwM5NjQ- Actor Wesley Snipes accused of tax fraud By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer 50 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Movie actor Wesley Snipes was indicted Tuesday on eight counts of tax fraud accusing him of trying to cheat the government of $12 million 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 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. 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. Snipes, who had a home in Windermere, Fla., has not been arrested because authorities don't know where he is, the IRS said. In 2002, the Justice Department sued a Florida tax preparer who it said filed bogus tax refund claims, including a $7.3 million demand for Snipes. Snipes was not named as a defendant in that case, but the lawsuit said the preparer's largest claim was an amended income tax return filed on behalf of the actor and dated April 14, 2001. The return requested a $7,360,755 refund for taxes paid in 1997. The return said that Snipes' adjusted gross income was zero, according to the lawsuit. It said the preparer, Douglas P. Rosile Sr., told clients that only income from foreign sources was subject to taxation. The resolution of that lawsuit could not be immediately determined. Snipes is the star of the star of the "Blade" trilogy and as well as films such as Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever," and the 1992 blockbuster, "White Men Can't Jump." In 2005, South Africa refused to admit him after officials said he tried to enter the country with a forged passport. ___ Associated Press Writer Phil Davis in Tampa contributed to this report.
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10-17-2006, 11:20 AM	#2
Halfcan In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2005 Casino cash: $7327995	The brother is crooked.
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Hammock Parties I'll be back. Join Date: Nov 2002 Casino cash: $710478	Some mother****ers are always tryin' to iceskate uphill. __________________ Chiefs game films
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Adept Havelock Obligatory Thoughtcriminal Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Flux,awaiting an observer Casino cash: $10004900	Huh. I figure the DEA will be after him too once they find out he didn't have Tax Stamps for all that crack when he was running the CMB. __________________ No matter how cynical you are, it is impossible to keep up. -Lily Tomlin I'd rather be a climbing monkey than a falling angel. -Terry Pratchett
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