As is widely known, Wesley Snipes was found guilty of tax evasion a little while back, a charge which the actor believes to be bull shit. Because he would prefer not to go to prison for three years, Wes is attempting to appeal the verdict. Separately, Snipes was once a client of accused Ponzi schemer Kenneth Starr, who it came out several months ago had screwed a bunch of investors out of a bunch of money. These are two seemingly unrelated matters. And yet, today there is this:
The pole-dancer wife of accused Ponzi schemer Ken Starr claims private eyes for Wesley Snipes have been stalking her in a bid to find evidence to clear the actor of tax charges.
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Kirk Wright, the hedge fund manager convicted of 47 counts of fraud and money laundering, whose clients included pro football players and his mother, and who faced as much as 710 years in prison plus a fine of up to $16 million, committed suicide in his jail cell on Saturday. Betty Honey, an investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office, said Wright hanged himself, and that no foul play is suspected. Obviously, this is extremely sad for all involved, even those of us just reading/writing about the event. Moving forward, so we (family, friends, strangers with candy) don’t have to experience this sort of pain again, anyone awaiting sentencing (Moz?) should take his/her cue from convicted tax evader, Wesley Snipes.
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As you’ve probably heard, the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether or not UBS helped its clients evade taxes. Yet another less than shining moment for the Swiss bank, on the heels of writing down trillions, laying off millions, and demonstrating an extreme inability to take a joke. Or is it? Obviously that’s how the naysayers (Credit Suisse) would like to see it, but from our angle, the so-called “crimes” committed between 2000 and 2007 are the first indication of UBS trying to do right by its clients. We should be applauding UBS for such efforts, not knocking it down– they kinda sorta give a shit! About people other than themselves! Not so much shareholders or anything (let’s not go crazy), but maybe if we start offering positive reinforcement for good deeds now, there’s a glimmer of hope that perhaps, many, many years down the road, they’ll consider it.
UBS Faces U.S. Tax Evasion Probe; Employee Detained [Bloomberg]
