Dad of five,Wesley Snipes, has been sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion.The actor will leave behind his four children with wife Nikki Nakyung Park(pictured) and one other son from a previous relationship. Although his attorneys fought long and hard,Mr.Snipes received the maximum sentencing for failing to pay $15 million in taxes:
VIA NYTIMES
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the actor Wesley Snipes to three years in prison for willfully failing to file tax returns. Mr. Snipes, who was convicted in February, received one year for each count, to be served consecutively, and an additional year of probation. The sentence was handed down by Judge William Terrell Hodges of Federal District Court.
Mr. Snipes, who apologized for his actions before the sentence was announced, showed no immediate reaction to the verdict.
Judge Hodges allowed Mr. Snipes and a co-defendant, Douglas Rosile, to remain free on bond until they were summoned by either the United States Marshals Service or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.The sentencing came at the end of a daylong hearing in which lawyers for Mr. Snipes argued for leniency while federal prosecutors sought the maximum penalty possible.
[Wesley Snipes as he entered and left the federal court where he was sentenced to three years imprisonment]
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April 25th, 2008 at 6:46 am
The Florida Judge, could have given Wesley Snipes , community service probation, that would have been more constructive. Willie Nelson was appreciated more and let off a little easier . I find this hard to swallow, i am pissed off- even Bush wants to make a Sales tax instead of IRS - Mr. Snipes did this not only for himself ,but for you and I - so stand up for Him and ask for a Pardon ! Mr. Snipes is not perfect , but who is ? No one deserves to waste away in Jail - run by Corporations for profit ! May G-D BLess Wesley Snipes and his Family .
April 25th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Good! That is what his ass gets. He should have gotten more time. I am so tired of all these celebrities not paying their taxes and acting like they dont know better.
April 26th, 2008 at 5:25 am
About time good things start happining to bad people! So - SOOO sick of these so-called “celebrities” getting a pass just for having more money than brains. I hope he gets a big burly cell-mate who gets off on B list actors.