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Action-adventure film star Wesley Snipes watched his appeal to avoid a three-year sentence for tax evasion fall by the wayside on Friday, so he is still headed for prison.
The 47-year-old actor was convicted in 2008 on three misdemeanor counts of willfully neglecting to file federal income tax returns on the more than $37 million he made primarily from films.
A U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Snipes not only received a fair trial and a just ruling, but that the federal court "acted well within its considerable discretion."
While Snipes has been free on bail and waiting for his appeal, the 'Blade' science-fiction trilogy star has been keeping busy by acting in various films. His most recent comeback movie credit was his depiction of a drug dealer in Antoine Fuqua's film'Brooklyn's Finest,' co-starring Don Cheadle and Richard Gere.
Snipes' argument for not paying the feds at the time was that he was a "fiduciary of God who is a non-taxpayer." He also contended that he was a foreign diplomat. None of the actor's excuses held water with the Ocala, Fla., jury that convicted him.
As to when Snipes will begin to serve his sentence, Black Voices will let you know once the details are released.
Watch Snipes talk about his tax troubles here:
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By: bed5d0e on 7/19/2010 9:49AM
I wonder how many of his "white" female friends/lovers will visit him while he's there.
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By: paul on 7/19/2010 11:14AM
Fiduciary of God? Foreign diplomat exempt from paying taxes? Sounds like he's building toward an insanity plea.
Have fun in jail with the other criminals.
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By: girlking on 7/19/2010 2:20PM
Mr. Snipes,
Jesus said "Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.” This was in response to a question of whether it was lawful for Jews to pay taxes to Caesar. So Mr. Snipes like the rest of us, you too have to pay taxes.
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By: Railgun101 on 7/20/2010 7:26AM
its funny to see so many nasty things you all have to say when you know very well and good that you everyone have sinned before Jesus also said "He who is without Sin Cast the first Stone" and I see so many of you throwing Stones wow. amazing to see the hatred . remember Jesus said "You will know who my Desiples are by there Love" and I dont see any Love here. you all should be a shamed of Yourselves you know that you hav done some manner of "Wrong" your self just havent got caught in it yet. but I wish You all "Jesus"
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By: JAMES SHARK on 7/20/2010 11:27AM
I am sick of hearing of blacks and spanish,asian,ect.As black people we should know that we come in all shades lite in between and dark.But not white so the spanish,asian,ect are apart of us and are hated by the whites as much as us.We all must stop the name calling because he or she is liter or darker and ban as as one.Numbers.
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By: TJ on 7/20/2010 8:59PM
Better is the poor man who walks in integrity than he who is rich and willfully does wrong.
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By: RustyShackleford on 7/23/2010 5:46PM
Sorry, Mr. Snipes. You took a bet on some frivolous legal arguments, and lost big. If you had just listened to your tax attorneys (who, I understand, dropped you as a client because you kept ignoring their legal advice), you wouldn't be in this mess. Now you're going to sit in federal prison for a few years, and the government will use all kinds of tricks to get what it's owed from you in back taxes.
Maybe your case will serve as a warning that anyone who claims that the income tax is unconstitutional, or that they can use some magical secret legal argument to get you out of paying your taxes, they're selling you snake oil: http://www.chocolatecity.cc/2010/07/17/appeals-court-upheld-wesley-snipes-tax-invasion-prison-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-660
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By: dennis on 11/20/2010 5:29PM
wesley snipes u should be ashamed of your self. u are a great actor. u made tons of money and u dont want to pay your taxes.shame on uuuuuu. i clean a school for a living and i dont have a problem paying my taxes.AT ALL.maybe u need a vacation in the fed pen. BUBBA IS WAITING FOR UUUUUU SUCKA====
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By: Rob on 11/20/2010 1:52AM
Riiighty and Wall Street defrauded the Gov. for billions and they didn't even get fired. Can you tell what's the difference between the two??
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