Wesley Snipes' tax adviser found guilty ... again

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Wesley Snipes' tax adviser busted again
Wesley Snipes' tax adviser busted again

My mom always said that you are judged by the company you keep. If that's the case, then Wesley Snipes needs to find a better group of people with which to associate.

Eddie Ray Kahn, who advised the actor on financial matters, was found guilty last Wednesday of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to commit mail fraud. Kahn, the founder of Guiding Light of God Ministries and American Rights Litigators, was indicted in 2006 on charges related to promoting tax evasion schemes. He fled to Panama, where he was subsequently detained and returned to his home in Florida (the U.S. has an extradition treaty with Panama).

Kahn's most (in)famous client, actor Wesley Snipes, was previously indicted for allegedly claiming more than $12 million in fraudulent refunds and not filing any tax returns for several years. He was found guilty of failing to file tax returns from 1999 to 2004 and was sentenced to the maximum three years in federal prison. Snipes is currently out on bail, pending an appeal in his case.

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