UPDATE: Actor Wesley Snipes charged in Tampa with conspiracy to defraud IRS

Tampa, Florida - Actor Wesley Snipes has been indicted on eight counts of tax fraud for failing to pay nearly $12 million in taxes and failing to file tax returns for six years.

Two others are also charged: Eddie Ray Kahn of Sorrento, Florida, and Douglas Rosile of Venice, Florida.

Snipes is also charged with six counts of failing to file income tax returns. Each of the conspiracy to defraud the IRS and false claim charges carry a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment. Snipes also faces up to one year imprisonment on each charge of failing to file income tax returns.

Federal prosecutors in Tampa say Snipes fraudulently claimed refunds in 1996 and 1997 on taxes already paid, and then failed to file returns between 1999 and 2004.

In 2002, the Justice Department sued a Florida tax preparer who it said filed bogus tax refund claims, including a $7 million demand for Snipes.

Snipes is the star of the star of the "Blade" trilogy and as well as films such as Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever," and the 1992 blockbuster, "White Men Can't Jump."

In 2005, South Africa refused to admit him after officials said he tried to enter the country with a forged passport.

The IRS says he has not been arrested, because authorities don't know where he is.

You can read the entire indictment in PDF form by clicking here.