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Last year, actor Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in federal prison after he was convicted of tax evasion. He's been allowed to remain free while he goes through the appeals process ...
Just weeks after a federal appeals court upheld Wesley Snipes' 2008 three-year sentence on misdemeanor counts of failing to file tax returns, Snipes is again trying to avoid prison. The "Blade ...
The 59-year-old actor also opened up about his 28-month prison stint for willful failure to file federal income tax returns.
Snipes was born in Orlando, Florida, the son of Marian (née Long), a teacher's assistant, and Wesley Rudolph Snipes, an aircraft engineer. [9] [10] He grew up in the Bronx, New York. He attended the High School of Performing Arts of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts but moved back to Florida before he could ...
It appears that Wesley Snipes has finally run out of options. A federal judge turned down Snipes' latest appeal on Friday and ordered the actor to report to prison to serve a three year sentence ...
[25] [26] Following the acquittal, Snipes faced up to three years in prison, rather than the 16 years the felony charges could have brought. [26] On April 24, 2008, Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison. [27] [28] [29] Wesley Snipes' appeal of the three-year sentence was denied by a federal appeals court on Friday, July 16, 2010. [30]
[58] [59] The allegations against Snipes had included charges that he filed a false amended return including a false tax refund claim of over US$4 million for the year 1996 and a false amended return including a false tax refund claim of over US$7.3 million for the year 1997, using the "861 argument."
After years of appeals, a federal court judge has an answer for Wesley Snipes: Go to Jail. U.S. District Court William Terrell Hodges denied Snipes' most recent appeal last month, writing in his ...