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Wesley Snipes Arrested

Posted Dec 8th 2006 10:05AM by TMZ Staff

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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Posted at 10:15AM on Dec 8th 2006 by Wes

2. Boy I feel so much safer that he is off the streets! Can we please go after real criminals like Osama? Thank you.

Posted at 10:12AM on Dec 8th 2006 by Killian

3. too bad, every one gotta pay taxes.... I like this guy, I can't believe he thought he could get away with tax evation.

Posted at 10:13AM on Dec 8th 2006 by ha!

4. LOL......how do you just not pay taxes when your making money for seven years straight. Hes got some balls on him.

Posted at 10:16AM on Dec 8th 2006 by FDodger fan

5. I wonder how many comments till someone says something racist. Not too many I'm sure. First person to say something racist will get cancer and die.

Posted at 10:22AM on Dec 8th 2006 by Brandon

6. You did it Brandon.

Posted at 12:36PM on Dec 8th 2006 by tom

7. Every one has to pay dues...he's no different...time to just get it over with Wessy...

Posted at 10:33AM on Dec 8th 2006 by notafan

8. LOL @ # 5..U MADE MY DAY...

Posted at 1:35PM on Dec 8th 2006 by MS. ROCIO IN THE LBC...

9. ugggghhh black people

Posted at 4:19PM on Dec 8th 2006 by james smith

10. Come on Wesley pay your taxes like everyone else in the real world. No Free Ride!!

Posted at 10:58AM on Dec 8th 2006 by patty

11. Glad they got him........hope he has to pay big time!

Posted at 10:59AM on Dec 8th 2006 by anne

12. I was never really a big fan of this guy.. Not going to hate on him but just wanted to say he is no different then anyone else.. Making as much as he does, he really thinks he can get away with it?

Posted at 11:02AM on Dec 8th 2006 by Glen G.

13. I am really sure people like him really do their own taxes and come up with ideas to scam the IRS. NOT! They hire people to do their accounting and taxes and rely on them to take care of things.
I think he is the scapecoat on this as was Willie Nelson and others years ago. The people who do his work should be the ones in trouble but they have already covered their you -know- whats.

Posted at 11:06AM on Dec 8th 2006 by OriginalKat

14. I know that anyone is innocent until proven guilty, But come on folks.
How in the world can anyone fail to or even not verify any recording from filing taxes? And for 7 years at that?
How in the world can one accuse of being targeted and was a scapegoat when obvious SOMEONE in the system has records of almost 12 (NOT HUNDREDS) million dollars in fraudulently claimed refunds???
If it were you, I, or the next person we would have already been wiped out of our financial assets and taken to the cleaners already.

HMMMMMMMMM WE SHALL SEE

Posted at 11:10AM on Dec 8th 2006 by DEBORAH

15. There is NO law that say US Citizens HAVE to pay taxes. If none of us paid taxes, then they couldn't do anything about it. But there are always goodie two hsoe little bastards that remind the teacher to give us homework. SHEEP!

Posted at 1:39PM on Dec 8th 2006 by TaxPayerHater

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