Wesley Snipes was indicted Tuesday on eight counts of tax fraud. The actor has been charged with cheating the government out of $12 million in false refund claims. According to the indictment, Snipes failed to file a return for six years, and used accountants with a history of filing false returns to claim fraudulent refunds in 1996 and 1997. He faces up to sixteen years in prison if convincted of the charges.Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Wesley Snipes in tax scandal
Wesley Snipes was indicted Tuesday on eight counts of tax fraud. The actor has been charged with cheating the government out of $12 million in false refund claims. According to the indictment, Snipes failed to file a return for six years, and used accountants with a history of filing false returns to claim fraudulent refunds in 1996 and 1997. He faces up to sixteen years in prison if convincted of the charges.
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