Actor Wesley Snipes has gone on trial for tax evasion. The sharply-dressed Blade star arrived at the federal courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Monday morning, where he flashed a smile for the cameras.
It's alleged he refused to pay contributions on Pounds 19 million and prosecutors will spend the next month trying to prove that he worked with two other men to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.
They claim the Hollywood star, 45, failed to stump up federal taxes on his hefty income from blockbusters such as Blade and Blade: Trinity between 1999 and 2004.
He was charged in 2006 along with a known tax protester and a former accountant who is said to have previously been banned from preparing tax returns for clients.
By Owen Williams, Jan 14 2008 © Copyright 2008 - Showbiz Spy
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