Snipes Sentenced To 36 Months

WESH Orlando ^ | April 24, 2008

[Livin_large]

Wesley Snipes was sentenced to 36 months in prison, Thursday.

Snipes was convicted of three misdemeanor charges for not filing his taxes. Three years was the maximum sentence allowed.

Snipes’ defense team spent the morning arguing that he should not have to go to prison

[Toddsterpatriot]

I guess he didn't beat the IRS, like some here claimed.

[domenad]

Boy, inside a cell, the name “Blade” takes on a whole other meaning I’ll bet.

[Lurking Libertarian]

Another idiot who thought there was no law requiring the payment of taxes. Time to learn that there is a difference between what the law is and what we think the law should be.

[Doomonyou]

The Taxman lowers the boom...

[Livin_large]

He still got away without paying millions in estimated taxes.

[Lurking Libertarian]

I guess he didn't beat the IRS, like some here claimed.

Well, in fairness, he did beat the more serious charges, which would have put him away for 10-20 years. Still, 3 years in the slammer is not nothing.

[Toddsterpatriot]

I thought he had to pay everything the IRS said he owed?

[misterrob]

[Lurking Libertarian]

He still got away without paying millions in estimated taxes.

He's going to pay them all now, with interest and civil penalties. The fraud penalty goes up to 75% of the unpaid taxes.

[Krankor]

He looks kinda nerdy in this pic from Drudge

[discostu]

I think I’d rather pay the money and not spend 3 years in jail. He can always get the millions back making another lame Blade movie, years are a little harder to replace.

[Livin_large]

I heard he had to pay 2.7mil, but that estimates were that he owed much more. I don’t believe he paid anything on the money he earned during his movie making heyday.

[karnage]

Yikes.

[Nervous Tick]

Boy, inside a cell, the name “Blade” takes on a whole other meaning I’ll bet.

[cripplecreek]

Vampire on vampire action.

[Stepan12]

There is no law requiring the filing of income tax forms and the paying of income taxes. The government breaks the law to enforce this phony tax!

Irwin Schiff's website

[Popman]

Snipes had several character witness letters written by friends, including Woody Harrelson and Denzel Washington.

You know you are in trouble when these two clowns testify on your behalf

[river rat]

It ain’t over until the fat guard slams the cell door shut behind Snipes..

He ain’t in prison yet, he aint’ wrote a check yet.....and even if he gets the full 3 years behind bars —— he would still be ahead, considering the unpaid taxes that are still his and collecting interest....

[blam]

I’m suprised that they’re making a Black guy follow the rules...normally, they’re exempt.