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Wesley Snipes Arrested

Wesley Snipes: Click to watchTMZ has learned Wesley Snipes has been arrested and taken into custody by federal authorities.

The actor was arrested Friday morning after arriving at Orlando International Airport. Snipes said he was a scapegoat and unfairly targeted by prosecutors in connection with a federal tax fraud investigation.

Snipes had been shooting a movie in Namibia.

The "White Men Can't Jump" star is accused of failing to pay nearly $12 million in taxes. Officials allege that Snipes fraudulently claimed refunds in 1996 and 1997, and then failed to file returns between 1999 and 2006.



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31. You play, you gotta pay. Is he trying to weasel out of child support somewhere, too, and is that also someone else's fault? Has he played the race card yet?
Just wondering.

Posted at 2:19PM on Dec 8th 2006 by REGARDLESS

32. #27 regardless,
I guess u didn't read my hex. u will be dead from cancer b/f the year is out (the prostate kind). Hope u enjoy.

Posted at 2:30PM on Dec 8th 2006 by Brandon

33. BOYS AND GIRLS. LETS ALL SAY TOGETHER THE MAGIC WORDS. ((( AL CAPONE ))). ENJOY YOUR JAIL CELL WESLEY.

Posted at 2:57PM on Dec 8th 2006 by robert moss

34. Could be because of his skin color?

hey brandon
there's one for you
where you at
you didn't catch one
I thought you were on watch

Posted at 3:55PM on Dec 8th 2006 by get over it

35. Why do so many of these jerks always say they where set up when they are caught in a crime? You have to know if you don't file and it does not matter that you have someone else doing your taxes for you. What idiot doesn't read the paper works before they sign?

Excuses, excuse, they all have them, put them in jail and for the idiot that say that some so called actors that where caught for DUI never went to jail, let him be advise to grow some brain cells. I know a few very ordinary people that where caught for DUI and never went to jail. They did have to go to school and pay a hefty fine.

May he get more than just a few years in jail just like that gay guy from survivor.

Posted at 4:57PM on Dec 8th 2006 by Keen Eye

36. #32 Well Mr./Mrs get over it. if u read my post u would see that I said that FIRST person to say something racist will get cancer and die. The power of the hex is very limited so I can't keep using it over and over for every idiot that says something racist. But we did manage to get a nice little post going for a while w/out racist coments being made. So, I guess it worked. People are really afraid of cancer. BWAAA HAHAHAHA.

Posted at 6:15PM on Dec 8th 2006 by Brandon

37. #29 Brandon - That's NOT a racist comment, read again...it's a strategy encouraged and employed by advising lawyers when defence is getting thin for a specific illegal act and a jury is teetering. That comment might, however, be considered a world-weary and pessimistic cliche, because it's been done ad nauseam, but it would not surprise me should it appear as a defense strategy somewhere down the line. Besides, you won your own hex see post #17. I said nothing nasty about darker skinned Americans. All races have used it. This story happens to be about Wesley. YOU assumed...so you get the hex. And I had my fingers crossed.

Posted at 6:19PM on Dec 8th 2006 by Regardless

38. Regardless-I am the orginator of the hex therefore I am immune. Besides simply using the word racist does not constitute a racist comment. There was nothing racist about saying racist commenters will get cancer so #17 was completely off base. On the other hand implying that a black man's immediate defense would be to use the race card as if that is typical of all black people is blatantly racist which is exactly what u did. So don't try and play it off by saying "this story happens to be about wesley." as if u didn't know whom u were commenting about. Please. cross u fingers all u like but but ur prostate is slowy rotting as we speak.

Posted at 6:56PM on Dec 8th 2006 by Brandon

39. Hey everyone, let's ignore Brandon and maybe he'll go back to his cage!

Posted at 7:47PM on Dec 8th 2006 by HipHipHooray

40. Funny how people keep mentioning that this is the LAW and that people who break it should be punished..

But instead of going after Wesley Snipes..WHY DOESNT THE IRS GO after the 12-20 MILLION ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN THIS COUNTRY..

all those people combined owe A LOT MORE THAN 12 million in taxes to the IRS.

Funny how the IRS doenst go after businesses who hire illegals to be P.C. but instead would go after a Hollywood star.

This country is going straight to the toilet..

and we all have our Great friends in the Senate, Congress, Judiciary, and the WHITE House to blame for them.

In about 20 years the US will be just like Mexico, lots of gangs everywhere, corrupt officials, and when the Mexicans start killing off white people, you will have no one to blame but yourselves for being such retards when it comes to ENFORCING LAWS TO KICK OUT DIRTY BEANERS for fear of a lawsuit or because it would be racist.

also F*** THE IRS AND IT BULLSH*T

GO after the REAL LAWBREAKERS, ILLEGAL immigrants and the businesses who hire them

O and is it any surprise both Taco Bell and Spinach products were contaminated with E. Coli recently.

Both have ONE THING in common, they were both GROWN IN CA by ILLEGAL MEXICANS who like to use the fields as Toilets.

Doing the work Americans wont do... that is when they take a break from driving drunk, raping women, and of course stealing welfare and medicare from US citizens.

Posted at 8:10PM on Dec 8th 2006 by mike

41. #38. I bet u won't be saying hip hip horray when ur hair starts fallin out. beware I'm concocting a special hex just 4 u. By the way I'm typing from my cage so HA.

Posted at 9:14PM on Dec 8th 2006 by Brandon

42. Thank goodness that hex nonsense is over...
drum roll please...

Thank you! You've been a great audiance...my CD is for sale in the lobby...You're too kind! There will be a midnight show tonight!

Posted at 9:15PM on Dec 8th 2006 by Neil Everett

43. Mr. Snipes do not use your color just evade your taxes. Pay it! you will be more gentleman, if you will. We are Asian but we pay our taxes too!

Posted at 2:03AM on Dec 9th 2006 by Fred B. Umabong

44. Brandon--You were the first one to bring up race.
Don't look at others, look at yourself

Posted at 6:57AM on Dec 9th 2006 by JOhn

45. why does the irs arrest someone for not paying taxes and then not arrest and convict a dui guy?

simple

money, money is more important, if it can make money, they treat it as a god......that is partly why drugs are so illegal, irs has not found a good way to tax them yet............sounds dumb but think about it. california has a tax for clean air??????? thats ridiculous.............soon there will be no middle class (if there isnt one now) its all about the dollar bill, you rob a bank, u get 20+ years, kill a child with a car........maybe five years

Posted at 7:14AM on Dec 9th 2006 by yeah its real

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