Wesley Snipes Arrested

Wesley Snipes was arrested this morning upon arriving in orlando Florida, he was taken into custody while leaving a plane. It was said he worked out a deal with government officals, but apparent not. This all stems from his tax fraud case first reported in october of this year.

Actor Wesley Snipes, whose once-hot career has been undermined by personal and financial problems, was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Florida on charges of attempting to bilk the federal government out of almost $12 million by filing false tax refund claims.

The eight-count indictment handed up in U.S. District Court in Tampa also alleges that the star has not filed a return since 1999. Snipes, 42, could face as many as 16 years in prison.

couresty of the LA Times