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Wesley-Snipes

And Scene: Snipes Denied by the Supreme Court

6 June 2011

When Wesley Snipes was found guilty on tax evasion charges, he vowed to appeal. And appeal he did. Over and over. That, however, may finally be coming to an end. This morning, Snipes’ petition for certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court. You might have heard this referred to as “denied cert” or “cert denied” [...]

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Snipes Heads to Prison

2 December 2010

Actor Wesley Snipes will be spending the holidays in bucolic Pennsylvania. He just won’t be enjoying his surroundings. Snipes was ordered to report to the Federal Correctional Institution McKean in Lewis Run, Pennsylvania, by noon on December 9. The orders follow Snipes’ unsuccessful appeal (well, appeals) of his sentence for tax evasion. McKean is a [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: IRS and Disclosure of Taxpayer Information

20 November 2010

Taxpayer asks: Dear Taxgirl: I am curious. Isn’t it against the law for the IRS to discuss taxpayer’s confidential information? If so, how did the House ethics committee learn about Rep. Charles Rangel’s failure to pay tax on his Dominican rental? taxgirl says: The IRS does not, as a rule, discuss confidential taxpayer information. If [...]

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Snipes Saga Finally Over?

19 November 2010

ABC News is reporting that Wesley Snipes must now report to jail after his request for a new trial was denied by a federal judge. U.S. District Court Judge William Terrell Hodges wrote about the denial: The Defendant Snipes had a fair trial; he has had a full, fair, and thorough review of his conviction [...]

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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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Fix the Tax Code Friday: Jail Time for Tax Evaders?

20 February 2009

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! Since I posted about Marion Barry’s tax woes earlier today, I thought it would be great fodder for Fix the Tax Code Friday. Tax evasion cases have often made news – from Wesley Snipes to Joe Francis to Helio Castroneves – especially when jail time is involved. Counsel in [...]

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Porn in the USA: Porn Star Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion

2 January 2009

Gosh, I can think of about a hundred smart comments for this one… A porn star goes to prison? But my mother could be reading. So just the facts. Janine Lindemulder (a/k/a Janine James), a porn star who goes by the clever stage name “Janine”, learned her fate last week stemming from a guilty plea [...]

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Top Ten Tax Stories of 2008: The World According to taxgirl

31 December 2008

It’s time for our annual review! Here are my picks for the top stories on taxgirl.com for the year: 10, Dancing With The Stars champ and race car driver Helio Castroneves is indicted on federal tax evasion charges. In a related story, my mother is stricken with grief and may never samba again (okay, I’m [...]

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Judges Gives Wesley Snipes “OK” to Travel

4 July 2008

A federal judge has granted Wesley Snipes’ request to travel overseas while he waits the outcome of his appeal. Snipes had requested to go to London to sit in on the editing process for his new horror flick Gallowwalker and to fly to Bangkok to film the action thriller Chasing the Dragon. The prosecution argued [...]

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Wesley Snipes Asks to Leave Country

30 June 2008

Wesley Snipes has filed a request in federal court for permission to leave the country for two trips while his appeal on tax evasion charges is being considered. Snipes has requested to go to London to sit in on the editing process for his new horror flick Gallowwalker. Snipes has also requested permission to fly [...]

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