Snipes faces 40 years in jail
2006-10-17 21:34
Miami - Hollywood star Wesley Snipes was charged on Tuesday with failing to pay taxes and conspiracy in an indictment that could put the versatile actor and producer behind bars for more than 40 years.
Federal prosecutors in Tampa released an "an eight-count indictment charging Wesley Trent Snipes, formerly of Windermere, Florida; Eddie Ray Kahn, of Sorrento, Florida; and Douglas P Rosile, of Venice, Florida, with conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and presenting a fraudulent claim for payment to the IRS."
"Each of the conspiracy and false claim charges carry a maximum sentence of five years' imprisonment," prosecutors added, noting: "Snipes is also charged with six counts of failing to file income tax returns."
"Snipes also faces up to one year imprisonment on each charge of failing to file income tax returns," they said.
Snipes, known for his work in films such as Jungle Fever, Demolition Man and Blade if convicted on all counts could sit out the rest of his working years in jail.