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12-08-06, 12:30 PM
Wesley Snipes Arrested on Tax Fraud Charges
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Actor Wesley Snipes was arrested Friday in Florida on charges of tax fraud, Steve Cole, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa, Fla., tells PEOPLE.
Snipes, 44, had been filming the movie Gallowwalker in Namibia (http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1549853,00.html) despite the warrant for his arrest, which was issued in October. He is charged with fraudulently claiming nearly $12 million in tax refunds and failing to file returns from 1999 through 2004.
The actor flew into the Orlando International Airport and voluntarily surrendered, Cole said.
Snipes pleaded not guilty to federal tax fraud charges and was released on $1 million bond by Magistrate Gary Jones, who freed the actor to return to Namibia to continue filming. But he was ordered to return to the U.S. for another appearance Jan. 10, according to the Orlando Sentinel, which had a reporter in the courtroom.
In October, Gallowwalker's producer, Joanne Reay, told the Associated Press filming was scheduled to run until the third week of December.
If found guilty on the tax-fraud charges, Snipes could face up to 16 years in prison.
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Actor Wesley Snipes was arrested Friday in Florida on charges of tax fraud, Steve Cole, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa, Fla., tells PEOPLE.
Snipes, 44, had been filming the movie Gallowwalker in Namibia (http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1549853,00.html) despite the warrant for his arrest, which was issued in October. He is charged with fraudulently claiming nearly $12 million in tax refunds and failing to file returns from 1999 through 2004.
The actor flew into the Orlando International Airport and voluntarily surrendered, Cole said.
Snipes pleaded not guilty to federal tax fraud charges and was released on $1 million bond by Magistrate Gary Jones, who freed the actor to return to Namibia to continue filming. But he was ordered to return to the U.S. for another appearance Jan. 10, according to the Orlando Sentinel, which had a reporter in the courtroom.
In October, Gallowwalker's producer, Joanne Reay, told the Associated Press filming was scheduled to run until the third week of December.
If found guilty on the tax-fraud charges, Snipes could face up to 16 years in prison.
http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1568004,00.html