A United States federal judge has sentenced Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes to three years in prison for failing to file tax returns from 1999 to 2004. Judge William Terrell Hodges laid down the harshest possible sentence on Thursday against Snipes (45) after the star of Demolition Man was found guilty on three misdemeanour counts.
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/ 15 January 2008
Hollywood star Wesley Snipes used a novel interpretation of United States tax laws to avoid paying anything on the -million he earned from blockbusters including Blade and Demolition Man. When investigators closed in on the actor he allegedly fled to South Africa on a false passport.