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ANOTHER LEGAL SETBACK FOR WESLEY SNIPES: Appeals court denies attempt to delay tax trial.
*Wesley Snipes has swung and missed yet again in his repeated attempts to get his federal tax-evasion trial moved out of Ocala, Florida because of alleged racism.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied a motion from Snipes' legal team to delay the trial, which is set to begin Jan. 14. The court also granted federal prosecutors' motion to dismiss Snipes' request seeking to move the trial out of Ocala, reports the Associated Press
The 45-year-old actor was indicted on charges of fraudulently claiming refunds totaling almost $12 million in 1996 and 1997 for income taxes already paid. Snipes was also charged with failure to file returns from 1999 through 2004.
Snipes has previously filed two motions to dismiss or transfer the case, claiming he could not get a fair trial in Ocala due to racial prejudices in the town. Lawyers for the "Blade" star failed in their attempt to argue that he could be tried in New York, where he lived between October 2000 and April 2005 when the offenses allegedly occurred, or in Orlando, where he also has a home.
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