Never saw this one coming! I thought for sure that Wesley Snipes would get no more than probation after being found guilty of tax evasion. But according to the New York Times, Florida federal judge William Terrell Hodges sentenced the actor to three years in prison for willfully failing to file tax returns.
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Kinda reminds of the "juice" doesn't it... And he sure will have to use all that martial arts training he's had, cause I have a feeling that the "in"mates might identify him with "Noxema" more than "undisputed". SjP
so what is the real story - 3 yrs or not? i have heard and been told he was given 3 yrs. but will only do a one yr probation?
if he indeed has to go to prison hopefully while he's incarcerated for those 3 yrs becuz that's Federal Time -
i hope the judge chokes on his own feces and shit - it runs out of his nose and he dies
i can't see how anybody could uphold this sentencing? and some of the anti Snipes comments that black folks are making - they still on the plantation - so sad.
CSNs, he's been sentenced to 3 years plus a year of probation - but probably will do less than 12 months in a federal prison camp. So his time won't be really hard...but he'll still be locked up. But, of course he might win the appeal and not do a day. Just watched Fox and Judge Mathis was on it talking about how insane it was for Snipes to be locked up for being given bad advise that others have been acquitted for. Basically, he was "told" that paying taxes was unconstitutional because the constitution say that taxes are voluntary. So basically, what you have here is that the judge is an asshole who wanted to teach an uppity negro a lesson! SjP
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I came to your blog to comment because it is just way to testie on AAO! :-(
I believe that Snipes is being used as an example to make other black people back off the idea of not paying into a corrupt and poorly administrated system.
But those of us who are truly rebellious, that is not going to stop us!
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