Wesley Snipes was sentenced to 3 years in prison for willfully failing to file a tax return. He was not taken into custody today and will most likely serve his time at a federal prison near his home in New Jersey. Wes made a $5 million payment to the treasury on Thursday, but prosecutors called it a grandstanding move. "It''ll be a fraction of what he owes," said Assistant U.S. Attorney M. Scotland Morris, who made the argument for the government. Morris said a rough estimate of Snipes' outstanding tax liability, with penalties and interest, will exceed $20 million.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wesley Snipes Gets The Max
Wesley Snipes was sentenced to 3 years in prison for willfully failing to file a tax return. He was not taken into custody today and will most likely serve his time at a federal prison near his home in New Jersey. Wes made a $5 million payment to the treasury on Thursday, but prosecutors called it a grandstanding move. "It''ll be a fraction of what he owes," said Assistant U.S. Attorney M. Scotland Morris, who made the argument for the government. Morris said a rough estimate of Snipes' outstanding tax liability, with penalties and interest, will exceed $20 million.
