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Article: Wesley Snipes wanted for tax evasion.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- October 17, 2006
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Byline: Pedro Ruz Gutierrez
TAMPA, Fla. _ He has played a fugitive on the run from U.S. Marshals in action movies, but Hollywood star Wesley Snipes is now wanted for real.
An eight-count indictment unsealed by the U.S. Attorney's Office on Tuesday charges Snipes, tax preparer Douglas Rosile and tax-shelter promoter Eddie Ray Kahn with conspiracy to defraud the IRS and submitting false estimated-tax payments worth millions to the agency.
Snipes is also charged with six counts of failure to file income tax returns since 1999. A federal judge issued an arrest warrant for Snipes, but federal officials hope the publicity surrounding the case ...