Wesley Snipes Starts 3-Year Prison Sentence Next Week

By Jett Wells Posted Dec 2nd 2010 09:25AM

Wesley Snipes Starts 3-Year Sentence Next Week

The date is set for Wesley Snipes, and he's finally out of options. The 'Blade' hero was ordered to start his 3-year jail sentence for tax evasion on Dec. 9 at noon, AP reports.

Snipes is scheduled to serve his time at a federal prison in Pennsylvania. Snipes, who has been free on bail since the 2008 conviction, has attempted to have his case overturned to no avail.

Prosecutors in Snipes' case alleged that the actor had not paid any taxes on the reported $38 million he earned since 1999, in addition to several misdemeanor offenses. Although the star was acquitted of more serious felony charges , a Florida judge has ordered Snipes to begin serving his three-year sentence for his 2008 felony tax conviction.

"The Defendant Snipes had a fair trial ... The time has come for the judgment to be enforced," wrote U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges.

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Thursday 02 December

By bob

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Enough already, lock him up. He's lucky they didn't hang him

Friday 03 December

By Al

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Lucky they didn't hang him huh.Lemme guess,when you wear a hat,it's probably a white pointy one.

By ycyueyue

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Hey, ever heard of a guy named Bernie? I think he is white to.
Look at all the people Obama wanted to hire, mostly white and it seemed everytime they went before congress they found out they had not been paying their taxes.

By Carlee

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He's a celeb, he'll be out in a month.

By leni

Hanging for a white collar crime???? Sober up and try again.

Yes he should pay for his crimes juat like a non celebrity but no harsher than anyone else.

By grapost

The sentence is a joke! Child molesters, school teachers who have sex with students, people who embezzle and steal millions, sex slave ring operators, and many others spend LESS time in jail than this. The Government is making a EXAMPLE out of him because he is a celebrity. They could have just let him PAY BACK the money he owed rather than sending him to prison.

By Sally

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They have tried to get him to pay and he refuses. I have to pay my taxes so why should not he.

By VC

so what he thinks he abve everyone he needs to be taught a three year lesson! Enjoy and know you are mouthing off and making excuses for an actor who had the money and thought he was goign to teach us who's being taught!

By dale jr

another blackman into jail maybe he will bunk with charlie wrangel. max waters could be there pen pal when she hits the stell toilet seat. vote in blac and this is what you get. no race card to play any more brothers

By valeskas

Sometimes people get more prison for tax fraud, then for murder.

By Jeff

Hey Dale Jr.,

No one plays the race card more than your kind. Tell me, will this tactic ever stop, BROTHER?

By LOLOLOL

Gee, the poor black man gorgot to pay his taxes. AAAAAWWWWWWWWWW

By lindsey

the rest of us have to pay taxes and make no way near the millions he does! off with his head. enought of rich people thinking they can get away with it. now hes broke and cant pay.

By lyle

it's ALL about Federal Control if one person can beat the oppressive tax system, they start to lose, and this cannot be tolerated

By Tony

Why is he going to jail and Rangel isn't? They both did not pay taxes. How about Geitner? He didn't pay taxes either

By billwestby

I don't think there is any reason Geitner could not go after Rangel. Oh, politics. I forgot. The idea of one high ranking tax dodger going after another may not play well in the media.

By sandy14612

Exactly!!!!

Exactly!!!!!!

By Jim

38 million dollars and no taxes..are you kidding me? Sounds like another politician who thinks he's entitled.

By NewYorker

I'm a white guy but this is pure racism. Plain and simple. When's the last time a white celebrity went to prison for tax offenses? Gimme a break.

But he'll be back stronger than ever. Bet on it.

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