The judge in the Wesley Snipes tax evasion case has just sentenced him to 3 years in jail!
U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges said Snipes exhibited a “history of contempt over a period of time” for U.S. tax laws, and granted prosecutors the three year sentence they requested ? one year for each of Snipes’ convictions of willfully failing to file a tax return.
Criminal tax prosecutions are relatively rare ? usually the cases are handled in civil court, where the government has a lower burden of proof. Prosecutors said Snipes’ case was important to send a message to would-be tax protesters not to test the government. (Source)
…and the?moral to this story boys and girls….don’t f*ck with the IRS!