View Full Version : 3 Years for not filing a tax return?!?! DAMN!!
j_da_que
04-15-2008, 11:58 PM
OCALA, Fla. - Federal prosecutors say actor Wesley Snipes should serve the maximum possible penalty for failing to file a tax return.
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Prosecutors say in court documents filed Monday that Snipes' case "cries out" for him to serve the maximum, which is up to three years in prison.
The "Blade" star's lawyer says he has not reviewed the documents and will respond with a pre-sentencing memorandum of his own.
Snipes, 45, was convicted in February of failing to file a tax return. He was acquitted of more serious tax fraud and conspiracy charges.
He's set to be sentenced April 24.
Damn!
He better bribe somebody.
If They Give That Dude Three Years For That Garbage Then Something Is Seriously Wrong...
R. Kelly Still Walking the Streets... Lindsay Lohan Still Walking the Streets... Brittany Spears Still Walking The Streets... Paris Hilton Still Walking the Streets... I Can Go On If Yall Want :lol:
collegedropout
04-16-2008, 07:40 PM
Juss... Don't forget PacMan Jones...
Rambo
04-16-2008, 11:39 PM
^^^pacman jones' allegations arent that bad... they're just too consistent and stupid shit that someone representing the nfl and his team shouldnt be doing...
but back on subject... FREE BLADE!!!
Razor_Reigns
04-17-2008, 03:58 PM
damn that's wild, they tryin to make an example out of his ass...
Juss... Don't forget PacMan Jones...
Yea Him Too... And C-Murder
If They Give That Dude Three Years For That Garbage Then Something Is Seriously Wrong...
R. Kelly Still Walking the Streets... Lindsay Lohan Still Walking the Streets... Brittany Spears Still Walking The Streets... Paris Hilton Still Walking the Streets... I Can Go On If Yall Want :lol:Oliver North has a TV show.
Bin Laden eating dates in Pakistan right now...
Rambo
04-17-2008, 10:22 PM
ROBERT DOWNEY JR IS A CRACKHEAD!!!
Big Ups To Ron Isley :no: :lol:
Shout outs to the jackasses that shot Biggie and Tupac.
j_da_que
04-25-2008, 01:11 AM
Judge sentences Snipes to 3 years for tax convictionsThursday April 24 6:04 PM ETWesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison on tax charges Thursday, a victory for prosecutors who sought to make an example of the action star by aggressively pursuing the maximum penalty. Snipes' lawyers had spent much of the day in court offering dozens of letters from family members, friends even fellow actors Woody Harrelson and Denzel Washington attesting to the good character of the "Blade" star and asking for leniency. They argued he should get only probation because his three convictions were all misdemeanors and the actor had no previous criminal record. But U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges said Snipes exhibited a "history of contempt over a period of time" for U.S. tax laws, and granted prosecutors the three year sentence they requested one year for each of Snipes' convictions of willfully failing to file a tax return. "In my mind these are serious crimes, albeit misdemeanors," Hodges said. Snipes apologized while reading from a written statement for his "costly mistakes," but never mentioned the word taxes. "I am an idealistic, naive, passionate, truth-seeking, spiritually motivated artist, unschooled in the science of law and finance," Snipes said. Snipes said his wealth and celebrity attracted "wolves and jackals like flies are attracted to meat." He called himself "well-intentioned, but miseducated." Snipes was the highest-profile criminal tax target in years, and prosecutors called for a heavy sentence to deter others from trying to obstruct the IRS. The government alleged Snipes made at least $13.8 million for the years in question and owed $2.7 million in back taxes. Snipes was acquitted in February of five additional charges, including felony tax fraud and conspiracy. Snipes' co-defendants, Douglas P. Rosile and Eddie Ray Kahn, were convicted on both those counts. Kahn, who refused to defend himself in court, was sentenced to 10 years, while Rosile received 54 months. Both will serve three years of supervised release. Snipes will serve one year of supervised release. Snipes and Rosile remain free and will be notified when they are to surrender to authorities. Kahn was the founder of American Rights Litigators, and a successor group, Guiding Light of God Ministries, that purported to help members legally avoid paying taxes. Rosile, a former accountant who lost his licenses in Ohio and Florida, prepared Snipes' paperwork. Snipes maintained in a years-long battle with the IRS he did not have to pay taxes, using fringe arguments common to "tax protesters" who say the government has no legal right to collect. After joining Kahn's group, the government said Snipes instructed his employees to stop paying their own taxes and sought $11 million in 1996 and 1997 taxes he legally paid. Prosecutors sought to justify the maximum sentence by raising those and other details from the IRS investigation, as well as a tax loss even for years in which Snipes was acquitted of failing to file a return. Such "relevant conduct" is allowed by law for a judge's consideration at sentencing. Criminal tax prosecutions are relatively rare usually the cases are handled in civil court, where the government has a lower burden of proof. Prosecutors said Snipes' case was important to send a message to would-be tax protesters not to test the government.</p></p>
3 years? We just had a guy get 6 months for money laundering and racketeering. I wouldn't be surprised if the sentence got reversed by the Court of Appeals.
Razor_Reigns
04-25-2008, 11:39 AM
^^^ hopefully it does, cause that's some bullshit
Mike82
04-25-2008, 12:23 PM
If They Give That Dude Three Years For That Garbage Then Something Is Seriously Wrong...
R. Kelly Still Walking the Streets... Lindsay Lohan Still Walking the Streets... Brittany Spears Still Walking The Streets... Paris Hilton Still Walking the Streets... I Can Go On If Yall Want :lol:
All I got to say is that if I gotta pay taxes, then so does he! All that money he makes from those Blade movies and still doen't pay taxes.:shame:
Why 3 years? The judge decided to give him the maximum punishment for that crime. They wanted to make an example out of someone. That much is obvious. I mean who better to do it to than a Hollywood movie star?
I agree with you about some of the other celebrities you mentioned but what did Britney spears and Paris Hilton do other than act like hoes?
I agree with you about some of the other celebrities you mentioned but what did Britney spears and Paris Hilton do other than act like hoes?
Both Have Been Caught Driving Drunk... :paper:
Bishop
04-26-2008, 01:40 AM
ROBERT DOWNEY JR IS A CRACKHEAD!!!
Damn. Iron Man is on that shit. :biggrin:
Anyhow...Is it me or is it that every high profile brother and sista charged with a crime has had the book thrown at em' since OJ?
Disclaimer: Peepee boy R. Kelly doesen't count - YET! :no:
Mike82
04-26-2008, 10:32 AM
Both Have Been Caught Driving Drunk... :paper:
ic. Now that's just FUCKED UP! The sad thing is that if you let those dumb bitches like Linsey Lohan, Paris, and Britney slide so easy then you are puting innocent lives at risk. They know because they are famous celebrities that they could do it again and get nothing but a slap on a rist.
You know, Britney wanted a task force of cops assigned to her at all times to protect her from the Paparozzi?! Like the police don't have their hands full already dealing with real shit like criminals.:mad:
Q-ROCK
04-26-2008, 06:47 PM
That's just a fuckin shame!!!
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