Posts with tag "Wesley Snipes"

Wesley Snipes Begins Serving 3-Year Prison Stint

Posted Dec 9th 2010 at 01:00 PM by PopEater / Wire Services

Wesley Snipes began serving a three-year sentence at a federal prison in Pennsylvania on Thursday for failure to file income tax returns. Snipes, 48, arrived shortly before noon at the Federal Correctional Institution McKean in the tiny northwestern Pennsylvania town of Lewis Run, federal prisons spokesman Ed Ross said. He had been ordered to surrender by noon. The minimum security prison camp ...

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Wesley Snipes Weighs Options: 'Don't Send Me Up the River, Yet'

Posted Dec 8th 2010 at 06:24 AM by PopEater Staff

A defiant Wesley Snipes sat down with Larry King on Tuesday night to talk about his tax-related conviction and his three-year jail sentence, which is due to begin later this week. The 'Blade' actor told King he believes there were irregularities in his case and said he plans to file a request with the Supreme Court to review them. "We still have prayers out there, Larry, and we believe in ...

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Wesley Snipes Starts 3-Year Prison Sentence Next Week

Posted Dec 2nd 2010 at 09:25 AM by Jett Wells

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' ...

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Wesley Snipes to Start Serving Jail Time For Tax Charges

Posted Nov 19th 2010 at 03:45 PM by Sarah Crow

Wesley Snipes may be above the law as a vampire-hunter in the 'Blade' series, but in real life, the actor is in some big time trouble, Forbes reports. 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 ...

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Why Don't Celebs Just Pay Their Taxes?

Posted Oct 12th 2009 at 03:09 PM by Jo Piazza

The IRS is hot on Nic Cage's booty since the Oscar winner (and 'National Treasure' star) allegedly owes $6 million in back taxes. Still, his failure to pay surely can't be due to a lack of funds, as he's worth an estimated $38 mil. Are there no decent accountants in Hollywood? After the jump, celeb watchers and accountants weigh in on Nic and other celebs stiffed the man! Meantime, rock out to ...