Summary
Actor Wesley Snipes, a former Isleworth resident and Jones High School alum, was indicted in 2006 and faces federal tax-evasion charges. Snipes has starred in movies including the Blade trilogy, Major League, White Men Can't Jump and Jungle Fever. Snipes is accused of submitting false estimated-tax payments worth $14 million to the IRS and attempting to receive refunds worth more than $11 million from taxes he already paid in 1996 and 1997, according to court records. Snipes was found guilty of six counts of failure to file income-tax returns from 1999 to 2004.
Actor Wesley Snipes, a former Isleworth resident and Jones High School alum, was indicted in 2006 and faces federal tax-evasion charges. Snipes has starred in movies including the Blade trilogy, Major League, White Men Can't Jump and Jungle Fever. Snipes is accused of submitting false estimated-tax payments worth $14 million to the IRS and attempting to receive refunds worth more than $11 million from taxes he already paid in 1996 and 1997, according to court records. Snipes was found guilty of six counts of failure to file income-tax returns from 1999 to 2004.
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'Girls Gone Wild' mogul denies guilt in federal tax case
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer"Girls Gone Wild" video mogul Joe Francis denied felony tax evasion charges Monday in Los Angeles, claiming that he was a victim of abuses in an Internal Revenue Service whistle-blower program. In a brief hearing at U.S. District Court in Los Angeles,...Tags: Santa Monica, Juvenile Delinquency, Television Industry, Internal Revenue Service, Ocala
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Act now! Florida may have money waiting for you
Sentinel ColumnistToday's column is about finding money: Forgotten bundles of it that belong to local celebrities, politicians, sports stars and maybe even you. And money that Buddy Dyer needs to find in his own city budget, so that he doesn't have to jack up taxes so...Tags: Lou Pearlman, Buddy Dyer, Justin Timberlake, Citrus Bowl, Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation
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Wesley Snipes gets OK to leave
Wesley Snipes will be allowed to leave the United States to work on two movies while his lawyers appeal his tax convictions. In an Ocala, Fla., federal courtroom Wednesday, Judge William Terrell Hodges approved the actor's motion to travel to London...Tags: Ocala
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Judge rules Wesley Snipes can travel abroad for movies
Asociated PressWesley Snipes will be allowed to leave the United States to work on two movies while his lawyers appeal his tax convictions. Federal judge William Terrell Hodges on Wednesday approved the actor's motion to travel to London and Bangkok, Thailand. Snipes... -
How sweet for Ringo
Sheryl Crow is urging people to get involved in saving America's wild horses. "I think it will be a real shame when we look back and we don't have these incredible species, and I guess my best hope would be that people, individuals, step up at this point...Tags: Sonny Rollins, Aretha Franklin, Ringo Starr, Chevy Chase, Donald Fagen
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Judge allows Wesley Snipes to travel to England, Thailand
Sentinel Staff WriterHello London, good-bye IRS. A federal judge today granted permission for movie star Wesley Snipes to travel to England this month and to Thailand in September while defense lawyers appeal his tax convictions and fight to keep the vampire-hunting hero...Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Internal Revenue Service, Prosecution, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Judge rules Wesley Snipes can travel to UK, Thailand
Sentinel Staff WriterHello, London. Goodbye, IRS. A federal judge granted permission Wednesday for movie star Wesley Snipes to travel to England this month and to Thailand in September for film work while defense lawyers appeal his tax convictions and fight to keep the...Tags: Celebrity, Lawyers, Court Administration, Judges, Internal Revenue Service
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'Metropolis' footage is found
Missing footage from Fritz Lang's classic 1927 film "Metropolis" has been discovered in a small museum in Argentina.
"We were overjoyed when we heard about the find," said Helmut Possmann, head of the German foundation that...Tags: Injuries, Music Theater, Fritz Lang, Contracts, Sociology
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A Side Of Chevy Chase You Did Not Know
Live from Newport: It's Chevy Chase. Chase, the comic actor and original cast member of "Saturday Night Live," will host the Newport Jazz Festival for the second year in a row. The JVC Jazz Festival-Newport runs Aug. 8 to 10 at the International...Tags: Aretha Franklin, Celebrity, Music Industry, Chevy Chase, Peter Coyote
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'McCain Girl' bombs at the liberal-leaning Webby Awards
Tribune Media ServicesThe folks who brought you "I've Got a Crush on Obama" may want to hit "edit" on their newest viral video, McCain Girl. When Ben Relles and the team at BarelyPolitical.com debuted the short June 10 at the Webby Awards, known as the Internet Oscars, it was...Tags: Celebrity, Paris Hilton, Antonio Pierce, Barack Obama, Don Cheadle
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