Tuesday, October 17, 2006

'Blade' star Wesley Snipes faces jail

Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes was charged with dodging millions of dollars in taxes Tuesday in an indictment that could see the "Blade" star hit with a lengthy jail term.

Federal prosecutors in Tampa issued an eight-count indictment accusing Snipes and two Florida men, Eddie Kahn and Douglas Rosile, of conspiracy to defraud the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and submitting fake claims.

Snipes, 44, who is best known for the "Blade" trilogy of vampire movies and films such as "Jungle Fever" and "White Men Can't Jump", also faces six separate counts of failing to file income tax returns.

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