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Wesley Snipes Defense: The Prosecution Sucks

28 January 2008

The Snipes defense rested without offering any witnesses. His legal team didn’t feel that any argument or witnesses were needed, saying: “We could have put on a big show, but we don’t do that. We’re not going to waste the jury’s time.” The same team that had claimed that their portion of the trial could [...]

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Jail is sooooo inconvenient.

2 October 2007

Joe Francis isn’t the only celebrity who is figuring out that the consequences of breaking the law aren’t nearly as cool as it looks on TV. It’s not just a cute mug shot and a spot on Larry King. Jail sucks and courts aren’t nearly as amenable to working around your schedule as you’d think. [...]

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Playing the Race Card.

10 June 2007

I like to give people the benefit of the doubt on a lot of things, especially when it comes to taxes. It is, after all, easy to rely on the advice of others – tax professionals – and make bad choices. In fact, a lot of what I do involves helping people get out of [...]

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What Not to File: Top 5 Ways to Get Caught Cheating on Your Taxes

9 May 2007

digg_url = ‘http://www.digg.com/celebrity/What_Not_to_File_Top_5_Ways_to_Get_Caught_Cheating_on_Your_Taxes’; Tax season has finally wrapped up more or less for individual taxpayers – well, except for those of you (like me) with extensions. After sorting through my inbox filled with questions from panicked last minute filers, I decided that what I really needed to post was a “What Not to Do” list. [...]

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Snipes Says “Not Guilty” and “Happy Hanukkah!”

11 December 2006

In yet another twist to the Wesley Snipes tax trial, Mr. Snipes has turned himself into authorities in the US.  Snipes took a break from filming "Gallow Walker" in Namibia to answer federal charges, including tax fraud.  A judge granted Snipes $1 million bond after he plead not guilty to the charges.  Snipes will be [...]

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The Boy Who Cried Rape.

28 November 2006

What’s worse than potentially cheating the US government out of millions of dollars?  Whining about it.  Yes, you guessed it.  There’s more news on Wesley Snipes to report. Wesley Snipes was previously indicted for allegedly claiming more than $12 million in fraudulent refunds and not filing any tax returns for several years.  A warrant for [...]

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Just the Facts, Ma’am!

7 November 2006

Despite published rumors to the contrary, and as posted here on taxgirl.com, the prosecution has not reached a deal in the Wesley Snipes tax case: there is no settlement. According to the Tampa Tribune, Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert O’Neill, who is prosecuting Snipes and two co-defendants advised that the story which first broke in Variety, [...]

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Pick a country, any country, well, except Panama…

1 November 2006

While Wesley Snipes continues to film in Namibia, one of two men indicted with him was scheduled to appear in a Florida federal court today. Eddie Ray Kahn, the founder of Guiding Light of God Ministries and American Rights Litigators, was indicted last month on charges related to promoting tax evasion schemes.  He had previously [...]

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I Hear That Namibia Is Nice This Time of Year…

19 October 2006

Officials have confirmed that Wesley Snipes, who has an arrest warrant pending in the United States for tax evasion, is currently filming a movie in Namibia (yes, of Angelina and Brad fame). He is reportedly filming a movie in the Namib desert, though the film company would not comment. There is no extradition treaty between [...]

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