Wesley Snipes was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for tax evasion. The maximum requested by federal prosecutors. Snipes’ attorneys, who had argued he should get probation or house arrest. said they will appeal the sentence. The actor, who showed little reaction, gave a loud “wow” to the crowd as he exited the courtroom.
A judge has just sentenced Wesley Snipes to three years in prison for tax evasion.
Snipes was not forced to surrender immediately. Instead, the judge ruled he could surrender at a later date, closer to his New Jersey home.
Snipes was convicted in February on three misdemeanor charges for not filing his taxes. The government claimed he owed $2.7 mil — but Snipes’ attorneys argued it was just $228,000. No fine was imposed, but the three-year sentence was the max he could have gotten.
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