80th Annual Academy Awards held in Hollywood
Director Spike Lee and actor Wesley Snipes arrive for the 80th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 24, 2008. (UPI Photo/Terry Schmitt)
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TAVARES, Fla., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors say the three-year jail sentence given to U.S. film star Wesley Snipes was fair given his disregard for tax laws.
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Eddie Ray Kahn, the Sorrento, Fla., man who served as actor Wesley Snipes' tax adviser, reportedly has been named in a 12-count federal indictment.
OCALA, Fla., July 3 (UPI) -- A U.S. District judge in Florida has granted actor Wesley Snipes's request to leave the country to work on two movies.
OCALA, Fla., May 22 (UPI) -- Actor Wesley Snipes will stay out of jail until a higher court reviews his Florida conviction and sentence on tax charges, a federal judge has ruled.
OCALA, Fla., May 21 (UPI) -- A Florida judge has ordered Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes to surrender by June 3 to start serving his three-year federal prison sentence on tax charges.
OCALA, Fla., April 24 (UPI) -- Despite pleas from a cavalcade of Hollywood stars, Wesley Snipes received the maximum penalty for tax fraud in a Florida court Thursday, officials said.
OCALA, Fla., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A Florida jury Friday acquitted U.S. movie star Wesley Snipes of felony tax fraud and conspiracy charges.
OCALA , Fla., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Wesley Snipes' defense attorneys rested Monday morning in the Hollywood actor's federal tax-evasion trial in Florida.
OCALA , Fla., Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Wesley Snipes' legal team said the U.S. actor intended to pay $11 million in back taxes, but was waiting for information from the Internal Revenue Service.
OCALA, Fla., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Wesley Snipes' tax evasion trial is set to start in Florida next month, The Ocala Star-Banner reported Thursday.