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WESLEY SNIPES TAX EVASION TRIAL
Fox News Channel
| February 1, 2008
Posted on 02/01/2008 2:08:44 PM PST by OnRightOnLeftCoast
Fox News Channel annoucing Snipes income tax trial involving millions of $$$ has been found not guilty on two felony counts, but guilty on three misdeameanor.
FNC's resident judge interviewed by Cavuto said it amounts to no time in jail and the IRS will have to sue Snipes to collect.
He also said it would be a serious set-back for the government of those that protest taxes.
TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: hollywood; irs; snipes; taxevasion
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To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
Geez, this is a popular topic :)
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:09:15 PM PST
by
ECM
(Government is a make-work program for lawyers.)
To: ECM
Hmmmmm ... I’m happy for Mr. Snipes, but it sure does pay to be a celebrity.
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:11:22 PM PST
by
stinkerpot65
(Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
This is amazing.
I bet the Feds really do regret going after Wesley now, because this sets a precedent.
The IRS's stock-in-trade is fear.
They may be the ones feeling the fear now.
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:12:14 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
“He also said it would be a serious set-back for the government of those that protest taxes.”
Are you saying that it’s a set back for the government?
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:13:51 PM PST
by
okiejack
(Thank GOD for Grunts!)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
But, but, but, the 16th Amendment was never properly ratified, therefore the IRS has no legal authority to tax income! I read it in an email somewhere.
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:14:21 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:14:23 PM PST
by
JamesP81
("I am against "zero tolerance" policies. It is a crutch for idiots." --FReeper Tenacious 1)
To: ECM
This looks like a MASSIVE victory for Snipes. Whether it will embolden the tax-resistor movement is unknown at this time. But, where in the IRS code DOES it make every INDIVIDUAL liable for taxes on earnings, as earnings are defined by that code? It does seems that that detail is missing, or obscured - the IRS never seems able to point it out, by page, paragragh, sub-chapter, etc., in these “trials”.
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:15:13 PM PST
by
2harddrive
(...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:16:00 PM PST
by
gridlock
(Proud Romney Supporter since January 20, 2008)
To: stinkerpot65
I’m happy for Mr. Snipes, Why?
Sounds like he pulled one over on the juror and that means it will cost us money.
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:17:48 PM PST
by
Michael.SF.
("democrat" -- 'one who panders to the crude and mindless whims of the masses " - Joseph J. Ellis)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I bet the Feds really do regret going after Wesley now, because this sets a precedent. A reason many were routing for him, most likely! (including me).
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:18:01 PM PST
by
nicmarlo
To: 2harddrive
OK, but what I don’t understand is if this is the case, why doesn’t Congress just fix that problem and just close the loophole?
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:19:13 PM PST
by
ECM
(Government is a make-work program for lawyers.)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
Intriguing results - BUMP
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:19:47 PM PST
by
Xenophon450
(I guess I'll never know, some things under the sun can never be understood...)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:22:14 PM PST
by
toddlintown
(Building More Highways For Children---Huckleberry Talking Point)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:22:51 PM PST
by
Deaf Smith
(Dear IRS, I would like to cancel my subscription. Please remove me from your mailing list.)
To: ECM
Because that would mean that all other taxes paid fom 1913 to date were paid to a government wothout the authority to collect them! Federal tax fraud on the RECEIVING end!
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:26:51 PM PST
by
2harddrive
(...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
To: Michael.SF.
Actually, it's the IRS that has been playing fast and loose with the truth.
Their stock-in-trade is fear.
Wesley is indeed a man of steel. I would never go against the IRS.
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:28:24 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
What was Snipes’ defense?
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:36:28 PM PST
by
VeniVidiVici
(Benedict Arnold was against the Terrorist Surveillance Program)
To: VeniVidiVici
He was not ALLOWED to present he defense he wanted to....only an abridged version.
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:38:52 PM PST
by
2harddrive
(...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
Not guilty (of the felonies) by reason of celebrity.
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posted on
02/01/2008 2:40:03 PM PST
by
pogo101
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