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Wesley Snipes' attorneys asked a federal appeals court Friday to review an "unreasonable" three-year prison sentence for the film star, who was convicted a year ago on federal tax charges.
Prosecutors in Florida want a judge to restrict actor Wesley Snipes' international travel because they say he attended a lavish party in Dubai while free on bond as he appeals a tax conviction.
Wesley Snipes will be allowed to leave the United States to work on two movies while his lawyers appeal his tax convictions.
Lawyers for Wesley Snipes are asking a Florida judge to let the 45-year-old actor leave the country while they appeal his three federal tax convictions.
Wesley Snipes will be allowed to remain free on bail as he appeals three federal tax convictions.
Lawyers for Wesley Snipes have filed notice to appeal his federal tax conviction.
After haggling with revenue agents, criminal investigators and eventually U.S. prosecutors for almost a decade, Wesley Snipes finally caught them by surprise.
Federal prosecutors say actor Wesley Snipes should serve the maximum possible penalty for failing to file a tax return.
Action star Wesley Snipes was found not guilty of federal tax-fraud and conspiracy charges Friday, but was convicted on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file a tax return.
The defense in the tax fraud and conspiracy trial of Wesley Snipes rested Monday.
The prosecution in the tax evasion trial of Wesley Snipes rested Friday, clearing the way next week for the defense and its potential list of celebrity witnesses, including Snipes himself.
A financial adviser has testified that he warned Wesley Snipes that he could get into trouble if he didn't pay his taxes.
A longtime tax adviser warned Wesley Snipes he could get in trouble by hiring new accountants who said he didn't have to pay taxes, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. In the opening statements of an expected monthlong trial, assistant U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill said the 45-year-old actor was called by Kenneth Starr, a New York money manager with several famous clients. Starr told Snipes there was no merit to the argument that he didn't have to pay taxes, and the next day sent a letter terminating his tax services, O'Neill said.
A longtime tax adviser warned Wesley Snipes he could get in trouble by hiring new accountants who said he didn't have to pay taxes, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday.
Attorneys for Wesley Snipes ticked off more than 70 potential character witnesses, including several celebrities, as jury selection began Monday in the actor's tax fraud and conspiracy trial.
Wesley Snipes made millions playing a half-man, half-vampire in the "Blade" trilogy, but believed he didn't have to pay any federal income taxes, according to prosecutors.
Wesley Snipes' attempt to delay his federal tax-evasion trial was denied Tuesday by a federal appeals court in Atlanta.
Wesley Snipes' federal tax-evasion trial will go forward next month in this central Florida city, despite arguments by the actor's lawyers.
Federal prosecutors said there is "no basis in reality" for Wesley Snipes' claims that he cannot get a fair trial on tax evasion charges because of racial prejudice in Ocala.
Wesley Snipes claims a central Florida county is too racist to allow him to get a fair trial on tax evasion charges. An October 2006 federal indictment charges Snipes with fraudulently claiming refunds totaling nearly $12 million in 1996 and 1997 for income taxes already paid.
A judge postponed Wesley Snipes' tax evasion trial until early next year after the actor fired his legal team. U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges on Wednesday called it a "ploy" for Snipes to delay trial, but said the motion was in the public interest.
A judge has refused to postpone actor Wesley Snipes' tax evasion trial after his newly appointed attorneys asked for extra time to allow them to prepare.
Wesley Snipes was released on $1 million bond Friday after pleading not guilty to federal charges that he failed to file tax returns and falsely claimed millions of dollars in refunds.
Wesley Snipes has told a newspaper columnist he is being unfairly targeted by federal prosecutors who indicted him on tax fraud charges.
Wesley Snipes will continue filming as planned in Namibia despite the U.S. warrant for his arrest on tax fraud charges, the producer of "Gallowwalker" said Monday.
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Wesley Snipes Will Spend 3 Years In Prison For Tax FraudWesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison – one year for each count he was convicted on for misdemeanor charges of filing a false tax return.
Snipes Is Acquitted of Tax FeloniesOCALA, Fla. — The actor Wesley Snipes was acquitted of the most serious charges against him on Friday in the most prominent tax prosecution since Leona Helmsley, the billionaire hotelier, was convicted of tax fraud in 1989.
Ocala, Fl 2/1/2008 4:39 p.m. Local news here in Florida is reporting that of the eight original charges, Wesley Snipes was found guilty on only three, and they were considered misdemeanor charges.
Wesley Snipes, tax protesters: IRS has no authority to collect taxes from citizens"Disagreement with the IRS is not fraud of the IRS, is not deception," Barnes said. "It was an attempt to engage the IRS, to go through the IRS procedures and processes and see who's right."
Wesley Snipes to Go on Trial in Tax CaseThe actor has become an unlikely public face for the antitax movement, whose members argue that Americans are not legally obligated to pax taxes.
Wesley Snipes to Go on Trial in Tax CaseFrom 1999 to 2004, the actor Wesley Snipes earned $38 million appearing in more than half a dozen movies, including two sequels to his popular vampire thriller "Blade." The taxes he paid in the same period? Zero.
Wesley Snipes Doesn't Think He Has To Pay Taxes... EverFrom 1999 to 2004, the actor Wesley Snipes earned $38 million appearing in more than half a dozen movies, including two sequels to his popular vampire thriller "Blade." The taxes he paid in the same period? Zero.
Wesley Snipes Speaks Out!Ten years ago, it was hard to be a bigger star than Wesley Snipes was.
Judge: Feds Prosecuting Wesley Snipes Cause He's FamousLast fall Snipes was indicted on tax fraud and conspiracy charges. His lawyer, the suddenly ubiquitious Billy Martin, argued in a motion to dismiss the charges that the prosecution was being "impermissibly brought on the basis of Mr.
Wesley Snipes Plays Race Card Facing trial in a bizarre tax avoidance scheme, actor Wesley Snipes claims that prosecutors used race as a factor in deciding to charge him with failure to file six years worth of IRS returns.
Paris, Snoop and Mel. Who Else Got Jailed and Bailed in 2006?2006 proved a tumultuous year for many celebrities -- Paris Hilton, Mel Gibson, Mike Tyson, Snoop Dogg, Haley Joel Osment and many other celebs. Many charges of drunk driving and other bad behavior had stars arrested – and posting bond.
Paris, Snoop and Mel. Who Else Got Jailed and Bailed in 2006?2006 proved a tumultuous year for many celebrities. Many charges of drunk driving and other bad behavior had stars arrested – and posting bond.
Feds Seeking Snipes Should Check NamibiaWhere in the world is Wesley Snipes? In Namibia. When the actor was indicted on eight counts of tax fraud Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Paul I. Perez said Snipes had not been arrested because authorities did not know where he was.
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Wesley Snipes is in BIG troubleWesley Snipes was indicted on eight counts of tax fraud accusing him of attempting to cheat the big, bad, U.S. government out of $12 million in false refund claims.
Wesley Snipes Is the 'Gallowwalker'Wesley Snipes might have hung up his big "Blade" coat for now – but that doesn't mean he's giving up the fight with the undead altogether.
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