Hours before he was to be sentenced Thursday for failing to file income taxes Wesley Snipes insisted he never had to pay, the action star cut the federal government three checks for $5 million, delivered in court.
So taken aback were prosecutors that they first declined the cash. But by the end of the day, the government took the money and more - a maximum three-year sentence for its highest-profile criminal tax target in decades.
"The sentencing court sends the right message to the American taxpayer - you've got to pay your taxes," U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill told reporters outside the usually quiet central Florida courthouse. "Rich, poor, it doesn't matter. We all pay our taxes."
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The income tax law is a Mar... (Below threshold)1. Posted by bryanD | April 26, 2008 1:11 AM | Score: -2 (2 votes cast)
The income tax law is a Marxist scheme, ie. taxation without representation.
1. Posted by bryanD | April 26, 2008 1:11 AM |
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Posted on April 26, 2008 01:11
2. Posted by epador | April 26, 2008 8:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
LOL, more drivel.
2. Posted by epador | April 26, 2008 8:33 PM |
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Posted on April 26, 2008 20:33
3. Posted by epador | April 26, 2008 9:18 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Snipes just a greedy boy from the hood trying to claim he's not even an American citizen. Book 'em, Dano. Think we'll see anyone burn his DVD's and films like a Dixie Chicks collection was a few years ago?
3. Posted by epador | April 26, 2008 9:18 PM |
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Posted on April 26, 2008 21:18