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Snipes calls himself ‘scapegoat’
Wednesday November 22nd 2006"It appears I’m to be the scapegoat, because there’s more public interest in ‘celebrities gone bad’ than ‘rich people being taken advantage of,"’ Snipes wrote this weekend in an e-mail to Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell.
An Oct. 17 indictment charges Snipes with fraudulently claiming refunds of nearly US$12 million in 1996 and 1997 on income taxes already paid. The star of the "Blade" trilogy and other films also was charged with failure to file returns from 1999 through 2004.
If convicted, Snipes, 44, faces up to 16 years in prison.
"I will abide by the law," Snipes wrote to the columnist. "I’m not running, I’m not a fugitive, despite the misrepresentations in the press."
Snipes is said to be in Namibia filming a movie.
"There is no deal that has been worked out," U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman Steve Cole said Monday. "The only thing we have discussed is coming back to face the charges."
Headline, Industry News
Snipes calls himself ‘scapegoat’
Wednesday November 22nd 2006"It appears I’m to be the scapegoat, because there’s more public interest in ‘celebrities gone bad’ than ‘rich people being taken advantage of,"’ Snipes wrote this weekend in an e-mail to Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell.
An Oct. 17 indictment charges Snipes with fraudulently claiming refunds of nearly US$12 million in 1996 and 1997 on income taxes already paid. The star of the "Blade" trilogy and other films also was charged with failure to file returns from 1999 through 2004.
If convicted, Snipes, 44, faces up to 16 years in prison.
"I will abide by the law," Snipes wrote to the columnist. "I’m not running, I’m not a fugitive, despite the misrepresentations in the press."
Snipes is said to be in Namibia filming a movie.
"There is no deal that has been worked out," U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman Steve Cole said Monday. "The only thing we have discussed is coming back to face the charges."
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Headline, Industry News
Snipes calls himself ‘scapegoat’
Wednesday November 22nd 2006"It appears I’m to be the scapegoat, because there’s more public interest in ‘celebrities gone bad’ than ‘rich people being taken advantage of,"’ Snipes wrote this weekend in an e-mail to Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell.
An Oct. 17 indictment charges Snipes with fraudulently claiming refunds of nearly US$12 million in 1996 and 1997 on income taxes already paid. The star of the "Blade" trilogy and other films also was charged with failure to file returns from 1999 through 2004.
If convicted, Snipes, 44, faces up to 16 years in prison.
"I will abide by the law," Snipes wrote to the columnist. "I’m not running, I’m not a fugitive, despite the misrepresentations in the press."
Snipes is said to be in Namibia filming a movie.
"There is no deal that has been worked out," U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman Steve Cole said Monday. "The only thing we have discussed is coming back to face the charges."
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