Well, it is official. Wesley Snipes will be serving a three-year sentence for failure to file federal tax returns. He should have sold drugs; he would have been out sooner.
Despite having a $5 million check in hand, the promise to repay his debt, and a parade of support from other actors, the judge handed him a significant sentence.
Snipes made the comment “…Newly acquired wealth does not endow one with immediate wisdom, nor does it make one immune to a good hustle.”
I am not saying what he did was not wrong, and I doubt he was a victim of a sophisticated tax hustle. I highly suspect he knew what he was doing, but come on — three years?! Just make him pay all the money back plus steep penalties, and save the cell for criminals more dangerous to society.
Next time, Wesley, just do drugs (Tom Sizemore: 16 months) or run a dog fight (Michael Vick: 23 months). Sure, you will keep less money in your pocket, but you would be out on the street shooting Blade 9 or some other film.
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We seem to punish the wrong people. At least he was willing to pay it back!
You don’t pay…you pay!
haha fuck taxes im so glad i live at home with my parents i dont have to pay shit
im hella smart
Godfather Added: Your parents must be soooo proud!