DWTS Champ Acquitted of Tax Fraud
Dancing With the Stars champ Helio Castroneves was acquitted of tax evasion on Friday, but the jury remained hung on a count of conspiracy. The Miami-based jurors reached their verdict after deliberating for six days. Look back on other celebrity
Michelle Williams' Father Extradited to U.S.
Michelle Williams' father, Larry, has agreed to be extradited to the U.S. to face tax evasion charges, the Associated Press reports. The 65-year-old, who is a prominent stock market trader, had been fighting returning to the U.S. since he was arrest
Wesley Snipes’ tax scandal
Wesley Snipes may face up to 3 years jail and a fine of $5 million when his sentence is passed later today. The prosecutors aimed to get Wesley the maximum penalty. He was to become the example of how tax evasion carried severe penalties. Wesley has
The Big Give: Brangelina vs. Aniston
Jennifer Aniston announced today she is teaming with BFF Courteney Cox to raise $1 million for the Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation. The disease is a rare and genetic skin condition that mostly affects children. They plan to raise t
Judge Rejects Spears Civil Rights Challenge
More time and taxpayer money were spent yesterday on a Britney Spears courtcase. A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Britney’s conservatorship case will be staying in state court because a New Jersey lawyer who tried to move it to federal
Ex-adviser says he warned Snipes on taxes
A financial adviser has testified that he warned Wesley Snipes that he could get into trouble if he didn’t pay his taxes. Snipes is on trial on charges of tax fraud, conspiracy and willful failure to file tax returns. He faces up to 16 years in pri
Jury selected in Wesley Snipes tax trial
Wesley Snipes may have to waive a claim that he previously received ineffective counsel, a judge said Tuesday after jury selection concluded in the actor’s tax trial. Snipes was initially represented by two lawyers who also defended Michael Vick
Wesley Snipes owes the IRS almost $38 mil
Actor Wesley Snipes filed no tax returns on $37.9 million in income from 1999 to 2004, even after the Internal Revenue Service told him in 2002 that he was under criminal investigation, according to documents filed ahead of Snipes’ tax fraud trial.
