Wesley gets three years for tax fraud

Posted on April 25, 2008
Filed Under Actors, Off topic

Wesley SnipesI’m guessing we’ve all heard about Mr Snipes problem with the law so I won’t get into the whole story. Needless to say, it’s shame that his life has taken a wrong turn. I just hope he can bounce back from this and get back into movie making instead. And please Wesley, in the future, pay your taxes…

Anyway, finally it seems as if this whole sad story has come to an end. Variety reports that a federal judge has sentenced action star Wesley Snipes to the maximum three-year sentence on tax charges.

Prosecutors had requested three years, one year for each of Snipes’ convictions of willfully failing to file a tax return.

Snipes’ lawyers offered three dozen letters from family members, friends and even fellow actors Woody Harrelson and Denzel Washington attesting to his good character. They argued he should get only probation, because all three convictions were misdemeanors and the actor had no previous criminal record.

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  1. Tax » Wesley gets three years for tax fraud
    on April 25th, 2008 at 9:24

    [...] Moviemind wrote an interesting post today on Wesley gets three years for tax fraudHere’s a quick excerptVariety reports that a federal judge has sentenced action star Wesley Snipes to the maximum three-year sentence on tax charges. Prosecutors had requested three years, one year for each of Snipes’ convictions of willfully failing to file … [...]

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