Forbes describes in detail how Snipes took tax and accounting advice from two individuals who would eventually be his co-defendants. His accountant, former CPA Douglas Rosile, and the anti-tax leader of Guiding Light of God Ministries Eddie Ray Kahn, both helped advise Snipes beginning in 1999 (per USA Today). Through their instruction and filing of Snipes’ tax paperwork, Snipes believed he was legally avoiding paying taxes on over $40 million in earnings.
While Snipes was convicted on three of the misdemeanor charges, Rosile and Kahn had more harsh consequences. SFGate tells us that both were convicted on charges of conspiracy and tax fraud and were sentenced to longer sentences than Snipes. Rosine was handed a sentence of 54 months in federal prison, while his co-defendant and conspirator Kahn was sentenced to 10 years.
And while Snipes has seen more roles appear in the last several years, in projects such as “Paper Empire,” “True Story,” and “Coming 2 America” (per IMDb), it’s clear that his time away from acting while he was incarcerated made for a difficult comeback. But it was the last time the actor has been arrested.
