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Wesley Snipes Gets The Maximum: 36 Months In Prison
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.
“We think it sends a real message,” U.S. Attorney Robert O’Neill said. “Again you have to pay your taxes. If you dispute the taxes you owe, contact the I.R.S. and go through the formal process. To continually just say, ‘I don’t owe taxes, you must show me why I owe taxes;’ it seemed his position was ludicrous.”
I think if Snipes would have shown even an ounce of remorse he may have received a lighter sentence. His attitude throughout the trial was one of arrogance. The judge also pointed out that during his apology to the court today, Snipes never once mentioned the word “taxes” or his failure to pay them.
Denzel and Other Hollywood Heavyweights Show Support For Snipes
Via OCALA:
Denzel Washington compares Wesley Snipes to a mighty oak tree.
Woody Harrelson views Snipes as a citizen of the world.
Judge Joe Brown casts Snipes as a life traveler serving his fellow man.
It seems hard to believe that a two-fisted, sexy, gun-toting Hollywood action star sounds like a cross between Gandhi and the Mother Teresa.
But, sometimes, that’s what it takes to beat doing hard time for a federal tax rap.
Thursday is the first day of the rest of Snipes’ legal life, and he needs enough character references to impress Senior U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges into going easy. An Ocala jury in February found the famed actor guilty of three counts of willfully failing to file tax returns. Snipes faces up to three years in federal prison and $5 million or more in fines.
I’m just not sure what “oak trees” or being a “citizen of the world” has to do with tax evasion. Wesley Snipes is a multi-millionaire who flat out refused to pay taxes and even ripped off the government. He’s a greedy SOB who deserves to do some prison time.
Henry Waxman Accuses Blackwater of Tax Evasion
The Democratic chairman of a House watchdog committee said Monday that Blackwater USA violated tax laws and may have defrauded the government of millions of dollars, a charge the embattled security firm said is groundless.
Henry Waxman released a March letter from the Internal Revenue Service that states the company’s classification of a security guard as an independent contractor, instead of company personnel, was “without merit.”
Waxman has been investigating Blackwater’s business dealings for several weeks, including whether the State Department unfairly awarded Blackwater a noncompetitive contract and if its guards took control of two Iraqi military aircraft without permission.
The primary factor in determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor is the degree of control the business has over its worker. Incorrectly classifying a worker could mean steep penalties for the company, including a $25,000 penalty if the IRS determines an appeal is frivolous or groundless.
Ever since Democrats took control of Congress they have been on a vendetta to take down Blackwater, so it’s no surprise that Waxman would level politically motivated charges.
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