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Snipes Loses Appeal

17 July 2010

Shortly after his conviction on tax evasion charges, Wesley Snipes declared that he would appeal on the grounds that the sentence was unreasonable. Snipes got his answer today. A federal court disagreed with his assessment, virtually guaranteeing that the actor will do time. Two years ago, Snipes was found guilty of failing to file tax [...]

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Wesley Snipes’ Biggest Role Yet: Inmate

24 May 2008

Wesley Snipes better enjoy his Memorial Day weekend. If he doesn’t win his appeal, it may be the last holiday weekend that he enjoys for a few years. Snipes was scheduled to report to federal prison on June 3 but was granted a reprieve. Nonetheless, Snipes will eventually have to surrender to federal prison authorities [...]

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Snipes’ Attorney Claims He Can’t Get a Fair Trial in Racist Ocala

8 November 2007

I’m so over Snipes and his whining already. Snipes’ attorney claims that he can’t get a fair trial in Ocala due to racism. His attorney has filed a motion to have the trial moved to New York because he claims “the government chose the most racially discriminatory venue available, with the best possibility of an [...]

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Is Snipes Acting Up?

5 October 2007

A judge has refused Wesley Snipes’ request to postpone his upcoming tax evasion trial. Snipes’ lawyer, Robert G. Bernhoft, reportedly filed the motion because of a fear that Snipes’ former attorney Daniel Meachum would not be physically fit for the trial. Additionally, Snipes also felt that trial attorney William R. Martin was ill-prepared for the [...]

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