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Monday, October 23, 2006


The warrant for Wesley Snipes’ arrest has led authorities to the country of Namibia.

The “Blade” actor, who’s been indicted for tax fraud, is currently shooting a film in Namibia, which has no extradition treaty with the U.S., reports Reuters.

“It is confirmed. He is definitely here,” says Edwin Kanguatjivi, chief executive officer of the Namibia Film Commission. “He has been in Namibia since the end of August.”

Snipes is filming “Gallowwalker,” a horror-western in which he plays a gunman whose victims return from the dead.

The actor is wanted on an indictment that alleges he filed false refund claims of about $12 million and failed to file tax returns for six years. He faces a maximum of 16 years in prison if he’s convicted on all counts.

It’s not certain what the United States will do in this situation regarding the lack of formal extradition treaty with Namibia.

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