Snipes to be Sentenced on Tax Evasion Charges

OCALA, Fla. -- Actor Wesley Snipes faces up to three years in prison and a fine of $5 million when he is sentenced Thursday on federal tax evasion charges, CNN reported.

Federal prosecutors last week urged U.S. District Judge William Hodges in Ocala, Florida, to sentence Snipes to the maximum penalty to demonstrate to taxpayers that refusal to pay income taxes carries severe penalties, CNN reported.

Snipes was convicted on three misdemeanor counts of failure to file federal income tax returns, CNN reported.

-- NYSSCPA.org News Staff

Posted on 4/24/08