http://jonathanturley.org/2008/02/02/snipes-acquitted-on-major-tax-counts-convicted-of-misdemeanors/ Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks") Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:16:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://jonathanturley.org/2008/02/02/snipes-acquitted-on-major-tax-counts-convicted-of-misdemeanors/#comment-6286 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:04:37 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/?p=1056#comment-6286 [...] Convicted of Misdemeanors [...]

]]> http://jonathanturley.org/2008/02/02/snipes-acquitted-on-major-tax-counts-convicted-of-misdemeanors/#comment-6255 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:26:33 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/?p=1056#comment-6255 [...] Snipes Acquitted on Major Tax Counts; Convicted of Misdemeanors (by Jonathan Turley) In a surprising victory, Wesley Snipes was acquitted of federal tax fraud and conspiracy counts, but was found guilty of failing to file tax returns… The acquittal was unexpected given the bizarre tax theory that he believed relieved him of paying taxes — his co-defendants were convicted on the basis of that scheme. Snipes now could face up to three years in prison, and must pay back millions in taxes. Nevertheless, that is a big improvement over the 16 years in prison that he was facing. His co-defendants did not do as well. Eddie Ray Kahn, the founder of a tax protest group, and Douglas P. Rosile, a delicensed accountant, were convicted by the same jury of tax fraud and conspiracy. They face up to 10 years in prison. [...]

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