Tuesday, October 17, 2006
The Situation Online: Snipes indicted

Wesley Snipes has been indicted for failing to pay taxes and not filing returns.
Wesley Snipes charged with tax fraud
Actor Wesley Snipes
was indicted on tax fraud charges. IRS officials allege he failed to pay tens of millions of dollars in federal income tax covering years 1999 through 2004. Snipes is also accused of allegedly filing two federal income tax refund applications illegally claiming refunds totaling nearly $12 million dollars. The actor, who starred in the "Blade" trilogy and "White Men Can't Jump", faces a maximum of 16 years in prison. Federal prosecutors have issued an
arrest warrant for Snipes but authorities say they do not know where he is. Several calls to his publicist and manager went unanswered. (
Read the Indictment in PDF form)