IDIOT: Wesley Snipes gets three years in jail for tax evasion

Posted By on April 24, 2008

From WESH.com out of Orlando (because they had video) …

Wesley Snipes was sentenced to 36 months in prison Thursday, the maximum sentence allowed. Snipes was convicted of three misdemeanor charges for not filing his taxes. During the sentencing, Snipes did apologize.

“I asked this court to show me mercy and the opportunity to set things right,” Snipes said. “This will never happen again. I am very sorry for my mistakes or my errors.”He added, “being in the spotlight attracts loving fans, and jackals.”However, the judge indicated that deterrent was an important factor in tax cases.”There’s nothing unusual about prosecuting a celebrity,” Judge William Hodges said. “[Snipes] never mentioned the words tax or taxes in his apology.”

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One Response to “IDIOT: Wesley Snipes gets three years in jail for tax evasion”

  1. jasonthe says:

    Dammit! No Blade IV?

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