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Wesley Snipes Gets Three Years in Prison

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Action star Wesley Snipes just got the smack-down! He was sentenced to the maximum three-year sentence for not filing tax returns. Prosecutors had requested the sentence, one year for each of Snipes’s convictions, saying the star of “Blade 3″ and “Demolition Man” had “engaged a campaign of criminal tax conduct, combining outright defiance with insidious concealment”, telling the US District Court in Florida he failed to pay at least $2.7 million in taxes.

Wesley Snipes Tax Evasion Case Continues

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In February, Wesley Snipes was found guilty of tax evasion, but he sort of weaseled out of it. At that time, Wesley was cleared of federal tax-fraud and conspiracy charges — but found guilty of three misdemeanor counts of failing to file a tax return. But it’s not over!

With a flare for the dramatics, federal prosecutors chose April 15 (Tax Day) to push forward in their seemingly never-ending case. This time, it looks like he could be headed off to jail!

Wesley Snipes Arrest - Another Case of Profiling?

I'm Snipes, don't shoot!Newstoob has learned Wesley Snipes has been arrested on the east coast and taken into custody by federal authorities.  The actor was arrested Friday morning after arriving at Orlando International Airport.

Snipes reported that his arrest was part of a witch hunt and that he was unfairly targeted by prosecutors in connection with a federal tax fraud investigation.

Wesley Snipes: Warrant Issued for His Arrest

Wesley Snipes is officially a fugitive of justice. According to the US Attorney's office, a warrant was issued last week after the feds filed charges that the actor defrauded the Internal Revenue Service of millions of dollars.  The "White Men Can't Jump" star is accused of failing to pay nearly $12 million in taxes. Officials allege that Snipes fraudulently claimed refunds in 1996 and 1997, and then failed to file returns between 1999 and 2006.

Wesley Snipes Biography

Wesley SnipesWith sleek, well-muscled good looks that easily lend themselves to romantic leading roles or parts that call for running, jumping, and handling firearms, Wesley Snipes became one of the most popular Hollywood stars of the 1990s.

First coming to prominence with roles in Spike Lee's Mo' Better Blues and Jungle Fever, Snipes went on to prove himself as an actor who could appeal to audiences as a man that women want and men want to be.

White Men Can’t Jump - Great B-ball Flick

Play ball!This is one of my all time favorite movies!  There is just something about playing a little b-ball and talking a lot of smack on the blacktop that gets me going, and brings me back to that time.  The chemistry between Wesley Snipes and Woody Harreldson is great throughout the movie and add greatly to the overall enjoyment.  The only thing that brings this movie down is Rosie Perez, but that’s o.k., it’s a basketball movie!

Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes star as a pair of hoop hustlers in this comedy of friendly rivalry and constant cons.  Even if you are no basketball fan, the film’s many game segments generatesinterest in the personality clashes of its protagonists. Harrelson plays Billy Hoyle, a professed college dropout traveling the country with his girlfriend, Gloria (Rosie Perez), trying to make a buck by betting on his own prowess as a basketball player in pickup games.