Snipes Sentenced
Wesley Snipes has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for his conviction on tax evasion charges.
I’ll post more information as it becomes available.
Kelly Phillips Erb, known as Taxgirl, is a tax attorney, writer, and speaker who explains tax news, IRS updates, scams, financial crime, and money in plain English.
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NOOOOOO!!!
Say it ain’t so!
Oh Bridget… You’re kidding, right?
Well, kind of. I was just hoping that there would be an alternate way of settling his issues. I don’t think Wesley Snipes is prison material. **wink**wink**