After being found guilty and sentenced to 3-years in prison, Wesley Snipes is a wanted man. He was granted bail, but the Feds want him behind bars now because they say he's a flight-risk. In January, he took off to Africa with a fake passport when this all started. Because of African treaties with the U.S., he could go there and never be forced to be sent back.
On Thursday, the U.S. Attorney's Office filed a motion with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit saying that it will appeal a U.S. district judge's May 22 decision allowing Snipes to remain free on bond while he appeals his three-year sentence. The sentence was the maximum allowed for his crimes.
"We want him in custody," said Steve Cole, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office. "He's been convicted by a jury. He has been sentenced to three years and he should be in custody."
Altogether, Snipes owes around $17 MILLION in back taxes! He's lucky that 3-years is the max sentence in Florida. Al Capone got 11 years in prison and he only owed $80,000 in fines and court costs....M
Wesley Snipes has been granted bail as he gets ready for his appeal on his tax evasion charges. He's currently facing 3-years in the big house. U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges granted the bail saying he didn't think Snipes was a flight risk. (Yeah, right!! Snipes only ran to Africa the last time!! Not a flight risk, my ass!...M)
Snipes had been indicted on federal tax evasion charges. The jury acquitted him on three of the six misdemeanors. He was convicted of three misdemeanor counts of failure to file income taxes and received a maximum three-year prison sentence on April 24.
Prosecutors said the Snipes had earned more than $38 million since 1999, but had filed no tax returns or paid any taxes. They called Snipes a “notorious” and “inveterate” offender who would set a bad example should he walk away unpunished.
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