Wesley Snipes

Actor Wesley Snipes is set to ask a federal appeals panel to overturn his three federal tax convictions. The actor was sentenced last year to three years in prison on three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file his income tax returns. A judge allowed him to remain free on bail as he appealed the convictions. His attorneys plan to argue before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Friday that the trial judge erred in multiple ways before and after his conviction. Prosecutors say Snipes, the star of the "Blade" trilogy, "White Men Can't Jump," "Jungle Fever" and other films, hasn't filed a ... Read Full Story

Written by Jamila Hayman and Curt Hayman    Saturday, 21 November 2009 14:02 WESLEY SNIPES has appealed his three-year prison sentence on U.S. federal tax charges - insisting the term is "unreasonable". The Blade: Trinity star was convicted in 2008 of three misdemeanour counts of wilful failure to file his income tax return.  According to prosecutors, who pursued the maximum penalty, Snipes made at least $13.8 million (£8.6 million) for the years in question and owed $2.7 million (£1.7 million) in back taxes.  Snipes apologised at the time, insisting he was was "unschooled in the science of law and finance".  In a Georgia Court ... Read Full Story

http://tinyurl.com/yzmf44c wesley-snipes-prison-sentenceW ESLEY SNIPES has appealed his three-year prison sentence on U.S. federal tax charges – insisting the term is unreasonable. The Blade: Trin… Related Posts Can You File A Second “offer To Compromise” With The Irs If One Already Was Rejected By Appeals Department? Cook County Property Tax Assessment Appeals Attorney? This Question Is Regarding The Indictment Of Actor Wesley Snipes On Failure To File Income Tax Returns…..? Read Full Story

WESLEY SNIPES has appealed his three-year prison sentence on U.S. federal tax charges - insisting the term is "unreasonable". The Blade: Trinity star was convicted in 2008 of three misdemeanour counts of wilful failure to file his income tax return.  According to prosecutors, who pursued the maximum penalty, Snipes made at least $13.8 million (£8.6 million) for the years in question and owed $2.7 million (£1.7 million) in back taxes.  Read Full Story

ATLANTA (AP) — Wesley Snipes’ attorneys asked a federal appeals court Friday to review an “unreasonable” three-year prison sentence for the film star, who was convicted a year ago on federal tax charges. Attorneys for the star of the “Blade” trilogy and other films also argued the actor should have been granted a hearing to decide whether his trial should have been in New York instead of Florida. Prosecutors countered that Snipes, 47, had plenty of time to appeal to move the case to New York in a timely manner before he was convicted of three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file his ... Read Full Story