Wesley Snipes and Racism
On October 17th Wesley Snipes was charged with fraudulently claiming refunds of around $12 million in 1996 and 1997. On top of that a charge of failing to file the returns from 1999 to 2004 is also a reality. It was then said that Snipes conspired with tax preparer Douglas P. Rosile and Eddie Ray Kahn to submit false refund claims based on an argument that only income from foreign sources is a subject for taxation.
Now the “Blade” trilogy actor claims he is just a victim of “unscrupulous tax advice”. He also ads that because of his skin color a selective prosecution target was placed on his head. This was stated in a motion to dismiss the indictment. His attorneys attack the prosecutors stating that additional charges were added to Snipes while his two co-defendants were privileged. They stated the reason as being the fact they are “Caucasian, while Mr. Snipes is African-American.” It is still unclear what will happen but what is sure is that Wesley Snipes is facing a huge fine here and possible jail time.
