Jun 26, 2008 | The Orlando Sentinel
Wesley Snipes seeks permission to leave the country to work on movies
Lawyers for Wesley Snipes sought permission Wednesday for the Orlando-born actor to leave the country to work on two films while they appeal his conviction and 36-month prison sentence for tax crimes.
I was working patrol as a training officer. My probationer wasn't working that day, so I was working with another senior officer.
Wesley Snipes to go to prison June 3
Orlando-born film star Wesley Snipes has been ordered to surrender by June 3 to begin serving his three-year prison sentence on misdemeanor tax charges, his lead counsel stated in federal documents.
The beginning starts off with some nailbiting action as a plane full of prisoners, kind of like in Con Air, but this flight is more business class than the chaos of the latter movie. via The Armchair Critic
Snipes Seeks Bail During Appeal of Tax Conviction, Prison Term
Bail for Blade? Actor Wesley Snipes wants to avoid the clink while making his appeal. via New York Daily News
“Great actor or greatest actor?”
Latest nation/world video from AP Recommended local sites More... ENTERTAINMENT[weakly] Friday, May 02, 2008 By Tony Riazzi Judge, jury and executioner Where I come from, a letter from Denzel Washington or ... via Dayton Daily News
Joe Kristan has an excellent round-up of tax bloggers' reactions to Wesley Snipes' sentencing. via Taxable Talk
Snipes Has `History of Contempt,' Says Judge Who Sentenced Him to Prison
Wesley Snipes , convicted of failing to file income taxes, was given the maximum three-year prison sentence by a judge who wasn't convinced that probation was enough punishment for the action-movie star. via Bloomberg
Wesley Snipes gets 3 years in prison for tax evasion
“You may not accept it Mr. Kahn, but you will serve it”
A federal judge in Ocala sentenced actor Wesley Snipes to three years in prison Thursday for his February conviction on three counts of willfully failing to file tax returns. via HendersonvilleNews.com
U.S. wants prison for actor Wesley Snipes
“This case cries out for the statutory maximum term of imprisonment, as well as a substantial fine, because of the seriousness of defendant Snipes' crimes and because of the singular opportunity this case presents to deter tax crime nationwide,.”
The U.S. Attorneys Office says, it wants actor Wesley Snipes to serve the maximum time in prison,allowed by law, when he is sentenced tomorrow for failing to pay his income taxes. via ABC Action News
Robert Downey Jr - Downey Jr.'S Drunk Movie Past
“I think stuff like, 'That was a fun day out but, God, I ate way too much rice before lunch.' Or, 'Did I bang her?' That type of stuff. "I know exactly what movies I was almost continuously drunk on when we filmed.”
Caption: Robert Downey Jr. And son Indio. "Fred Claus" LA Premiere. at Grauman's Chinese Theater. via ContactMusic.com
Government mounting crackdown on 'tax deniers'
“These cases pop up in virtually every jurisdiction in the United States.”
The U.S. Justice Department, on the heels of a split verdict in its tax evasion prosecution of actor Wesley Snipes, is planning a crackdown on the so-called tax protester movement. via Houston Chronicle
A rolling stone gathers no Morse
The news got a trifle lost amid all the political claptrap, but it's my sad duty to report that actor Barry Morse has passed away. via SwanShadow Thinks Out Loud
Wesley Snipes Cleared of Tax Fraud
“In the end, I think Wes just got bad advice and believed it.”
Movie tough guy Wesley Snipes said he planned to spend time "communing with the Lord" while he waits to learn whether he'll face prison time for failing to file tax returns. via Zap2it.com
Wesley Snipes Convicted of Tax Evasion | Wesley Snipes
“The defendants are tax protesters.”
Wesley Snipes was convicted Friday in a Florida courtroom of three misdemeanor counts of tax evasion. via People
Snipes' defense rests without calling witnesses
“I would have liked to hear why Mr. Snipes did the things he did, and I think the jury probably did, too”
No Muhammad Ali. No Sly Stallone. No Spike Lee. Lawyers for Wesley Snipes rested their defense of the Orlando-born actor Monday without calling anyone from their star-studded list of witnesses -- not even ... via El Sentinel
Tax-evasion trial for actor Wesley Snipes gets under way in Ocala
“Do any of these names, ladies and gentleman, seem familiar to you?”
Actor Wesley Snipes prayed with friends and supporters for 'favor, fairness and deliverance' today before arriving at the federal courthouse for his trial on tax-evasion charges. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Snipes goes on trial today as face of anti-tax movement
From 1999 to 2004, actor Wesley Snipes earned $38 million by appearing in more than half a dozen movies, including two sequels to his popular vampire thriller "Blade." The taxes he paid in the same period? ... via SFGate
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"Justice, Integrity, and Service" is the motto of the United States Marshals Service , the oldest law enforcement agency in the U.S. [Think The Fugitive and U.S. Marshals .] Unfortunately, one ex- U.S. Marshal ... via The eLearners News Blog
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