Wesley Snipes gets 36 months

Chris · 04-30-2008, 02:41 PM

Lawyers Plan To Appeal Snipes' Sentence - Orlando News Story - WESH Orlando

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Lawyers Plan To Appeal Snipes' Sentence
Asked For 'Mercy,' Received Max Sentence

OCALA, Fla. -- Lawyers are planning to appeal Wesley Snipes' 36-month sentence, the maximum sentence allowed.

The sentence was handed down on Thursday.

Snipes was convicted of three misdemeanor charges for not filing his taxes.

During the sentencing, Snipes apologized.

"I asked this court to show me mercy and the opportunity to set things right," Snipes said. "This will never happen again. I am very sorry for my mistakes or my errors."

He added, "being in the spotlight attracts loving fans, and jackals."

However, the judge indicated that deterrent was an important factor in tax cases.

"There's nothing unusual about prosecuting a celebrity," Judge William Hodges said. "[Snipes] never mentioned the words tax or taxes in his apology."

Prosecutors, too, sought the maximum sentence to deter others from attempting to avoid tax payments.

"We think it sends a real message," U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill said. "Again you have to pay your taxes. If you dispute the taxes you owe, contact the IRS and go through the formal process. To continually just say, 'I don't owe taxes, you must show me why I owe taxes,' it seemed his position was ludicrous."

Snipes was not forced to surrender immediately. He will report to a prison near his home in New York.

Snipes' defense team spent the morning arguing that he should not have to go to prison. Snipes' attorney said it is likely they will appeal.

Snipes had appeared confident when he arrived at the federal courthouse Thursday morning.

In a surprise move after his sentence was read, Snipes handed the judge three checks totaling $5 million in restitution -- a portion of what he owes.

Drew · 04-30-2008, 03:49 PM

That's a LITTLE extreme I think for tax evasion, but...

noodles · 04-30-2008, 03:52 PM

Hell, they let Willie Nelson record an album to pay it off. Why not just let Snipes make another shitty movie?

ibznorange · 04-30-2008, 03:54 PM

Seriously. did he try to evade at all, or just not file?
Why not "deter" all the corporations tax sheltering stuff?

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playstopause · 04-30-2008, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by noodles

Why not just let Snipes make another shitty movie?

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He added, "being in the spotlight attracts loving fans, and jackals."

I know, i know... Poor thing. It's not easy to deal with all these millions... Poor you.

noodles · 04-30-2008, 03:56 PM

He was in Blade 3. Lock him up for three more years for that.

Ancestor · 05-06-2008, 12:47 AM

Pay your fucking taxes, dickhead. You wouldn't be a superstar anywhere but the US. No fucking gratitude. I think there should be salary caps for athletes and actors. They're the highest paid group of stupid people I can think of.

Scott · 05-06-2008, 12:53 AM

Wesley Snipes shouldn't have to pay for shit.

He's Wesley-FUCKING-Snipes!

And Blade 3 was an awesome movie.

The Dark Wolf · 05-06-2008, 01:02 AM

^

I finally agree with the fuckin' Canuck.

neon_black88 · 05-06-2008, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Scott

Wesley Snipes shouldn't have to pay for shit.

He's Wesley-FUCKING-Snipes!

And Blade 3 was an awesome movie.

Blade 3.... was that the I-pod commercial?

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