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Wesley Snipes sentenced to 3 years in jail in tax case

Posted On: April 24th 2008
Posted By: Bryan Kremkau
Source: cnn
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OCALA, Florida (CNN) -- Actor Wesley Snipes was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for three misdemeanor counts of failing to file tax returns -- the maximum requested by federal prosecutors.

"Snipes' long prison sentence should send a loud and crystal clear message to all tax defiers that if they engage in similar tax defier conduct, they face joining him," said Assistant Attorney General Nathan J. Hochman of the Justice Department's Tax Division.

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman said the law is clear on taxes.

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Posted on: April 28th 2008. Posted by: READmagazine
If there's one thing I learned from 'Demolition Man' (and I learned many things from 'Demolition Man'), it's that prison can't hold Wesley Snipes, unless he's frozen in a cube of ice.
Posted on: April 27th 2008. Posted by: creatureofwar
How the hell is he going to fight vampires in jail? This is a sad day for poor white women in alleys at night and a great day for vampires.
Posted on: April 24th 2008. Posted by: Narachon
Now he can play Blade in Jail. I bet all the sistas are cheering right now. Halle Barry is doing somersault with her baby.
 
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