Snipes sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for tax Evasion

by politisite | April 24, 2008 at 05:51 pm | 659 views | 6 comments

Just in: Snipes sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Tax evasion, Not Filing Tax returns

OCALA - Actor Wesley Snipes was sentenced shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday to the maximum term of three years in federal prison on three misdemeanor convictions of failure to file his income taxes.

Snipes was also sentenced to one year of supervised release. He was not taken into custody immediately. Instead, the Bureau of Prisons or the U.S. Marshal's Service will notify him when and where to report.

His lawyer requested a facility not too far from his family's home in New Jersey, and the judge said he would recommend that.

After a day-long hearing, U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges talked of the importance of deterrence in tax cases and noted that, despite Snipes' apology in court, he had a years-long record of defying the tax laws.

No fine was imposed. The judge left that to the civil process.

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Jarrett Martineau

at 18:19 on April 24th, 2008

good stuff:

This sounds like an action movie sequel in the making; I can't believe 'Blade' is going to jail.

Or perhaps it's simply a sad commentary on one fading star's inability to evade his basic tax-paying responsibilities as a citizen. That sounds far more accurate, if less melodramatic.

Barry Artiste

at 18:26 on April 24th, 2008

good stuff:

politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff. I guess trusting your accountant means having to say your'e sorry to a unfeeling taxman.

Rob Peters

at 20:23 on April 24th, 2008

good stuff:

Nice find politisite.

politisite

at 22:51 on April 24th, 2008

I have those connections in Florida that have done me well. I will be off to NC soon to cover the primary on location what to go?

politisite

at 22:49 on April 24th, 2008

Karen_Hatter shared with me the, "mug shot" I used was from a movie and was not real. I appreciated her pointing that out to me, rather than actiing like I knew it was from a movie, I have descided to remove it. Thanks to Karen_Hatter for her Keen eye.