Snipes jury adjourns for day without verdict
Actor is accused of fraud and conspiracy in an eight-count indictment
![]() | Wesley Snipes signs autographs outside the Golden-Collum Memorial Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Ocala, Fla. on Jan. 29 after court recessed for the day. |
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OCALA, Fla. - The jury in actor Wesley Snipes’ tax case passed its first full day of deliberation Wednesday without a verdict.
Snipes and two co-defendants are accused of fraud and conspiracy in an eight-count indictment from 2006. The action star faces six additional charges for failing to file tax returns from 1999-2004.
The IRS alleges Snipes, Eddie Ray Kahn and Douglas P. Rosile engaged them in a long fight insisting the actor didn’t owe any taxes. The government must prove not only that Snipes and company broke the law, but that they meant to.
Snipes’ lawyers say he was a victim of bad financial advice, and sincerely believed he didn’t have to pay the government anything.
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Prosecutors say the actor was looking for a way to avoid increasing tax bills caused by his burgeoning movie success.
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