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June 27, 2008
Wesley Snipes asks to leave the US for work while attorneys appeal tax convictions
Snipes was sentenced in April to three years in prison on three misdemeanour counts of wilful failure to file his income tax returns. -- PHOTO: AFP
OCALA (Flordia) - LAWYERS for Wesley Snipes are asking a Florida judge to let the 45-year-old actor leave the United States while they appeal his three federal tax convictions.

Snipes wants to work on two films, 'Gallowwalker' and 'Chasing the Dragon,' in London and in Bangkok, Thailand, according to documents filed on Wednesday in federal court.

The documents say post-production editing of 'Gallowwalker' is set to begin July 14th, and filming of 'Chasing the Dragon' will start in September.

Snipes was sentenced in April to three years in prison on three misdemeanour counts of wilful failure to file his income tax returns.

The government alleged that Snipes, star of the 'Blade' trilogy, 'White Men Can't Jump,' 'Jungle Fever' and other films, has not filed a tax return since 1998. -- AP

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