It looks like actor, Wesley Snipes will be doing time behind bars after all. Snipes' three-year sentence for tax invasion was upheld by a federal appeals court, according to CNN.com. Defense for the actor claimed that the sentence was a bit "unreasonable," and Snipes believed that a penalty of probation would have been much more suitable.
Snipes was accused of not paying more than $15 million in taxes. The actor argued his innocence and testified that he was advised by shady tax advisers. He was acquitted of tax fraud felony charges. Hoping for a better outcome, the actor paid $5 million to the courts as a good gesture, but that served only as a down payment for what he owes.
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Damn! These are some cold MFs that send a man to prison when he pays $5 million in good faith. Why not let him stay out on probation and placed on a payment schedule. This way he could make more action movies and pay more of these lousy ass back taxes that politicians appear to treat as their own private slush fund.
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