A Florida jury has acquitted Wesley Snipes of federal tax fraud and conspiracy charges, but convicted him of three misdemeanor counts of failing to file tax returns.
Snipes, who originally faced up to 16 years in prison, could get up to three years.
His two co-defendants were convicted by the same jury of tax fraud and conspiracy
Snipes and two co-defendants were on trial for allegedly failing to file his 2000federal taxes, for demanding $11 million in tax refunds on taxes he'd already paid, and bouncing checks to the U.S. Treasury. Snipes' attorneys say the "Passenger 57" star is the victim of unscrupulous accountants and sincerely believed he didn't have to pay taxes.
Snipes, who originally faced up to 16 years in prison, could get up to three years.
His two co-defendants were convicted by the same jury of tax fraud and conspiracy
Snipes and two co-defendants were on trial for allegedly failing to file his 2000federal taxes, for demanding $11 million in tax refunds on taxes he'd already paid, and bouncing checks to the U.S. Treasury. Snipes' attorneys say the "Passenger 57" star is the victim of unscrupulous accountants and sincerely believed he didn't have to pay taxes.
