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Convicted tax cheat Wesley Snipes is tempting fate -- and the Feds -- by flaunting his fleeting freedom right in front of everyone's face.
The Feds want Snipes sitting in the big house, not livin' it up in a Hyde banquette like he was last night, even though a judge gave him temporary freedom while an appeals court considers his case.
As Steve Cole, the U.S. Attorney's rep, just told TMZ, "A jury found him guilty and a judge sentenced him to 3 years in federal prison, and that's where he belongs." The appeal process, we're told, could take "months to years."
Celebrity Justice6/23/2008 4:56 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
Convict Snipes -- Running and Hyde-ing
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It is only a matter of time............the FBI is looking for him to throw his tax evasion butt in jail! By going out he is only thumbing his nose to the government! What an ass!
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You cheat on taxes you have to go to jail, even if you are a celeb.
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if i was him id take all my money move it to a swiss bank......move to s. america and nail fine latin girls the rest of my life!
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I used to really like him...now, not so much.
If he was given "temporary freedom" by a judge, then I don't get why this is even a story. He's not doing anything wrong (in this instance anyway).
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This just shows you how truly stupid this guy is. I hope he saved some of his "Julie Newmar" dresses. He might get some use out of them.
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Why put him in jail, why not just empty his pockets and put him on probation. The fine for not going to jail should have been about 3 times what he cheated the government out of, and paid in cash right now. Will not pay... then jail and for much longer.
He is a convicted felon, a tax cheat. His crime did not involve violence, drugs, personal or property damage, and there was no weapon involved. Why put people like him in jail? The jail spaces should go to violent criminals first.
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wow the swamp piglet bastard was born:
the irs is nothing but a buch of idiots running it....wesley hope you hid your money, cause the irs is nothing but low down pieces of feces...taxes are for what...to pay azzwipe bushes stupid war, or for politicians to rip off money that is meant for the PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES...the IRS is no better than ADOLF HITLER'S NAZI Party...Screw them people...HIDE YOUR MOINEY OR THESE RATS WILL COME OUT OF HIDING AND GET YOU. IT REALLY SHOULD BE CHANEG TO THE "NAZIS OF AMERICA IRS"
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Since the Judge has already decided that Snipes can be free pending his appeal, why is a U.S. Attorney still whining about it? And whining about it to the tabloid press?
Did the U.S. Attorney just graduate from kindergarten?
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The courts in this country is very lax on desipline to these kind of people. HIS ASSETS SHOULD BE ATTACHED BY THE COURTS AND THEN WHEN THE APPEAL IS OVER THE FUNDS HE HAS LEFT CAN BE RELEASED TO HIM. LEAVE HIM OUT OF JAIL WITH NO MONEY..........
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We "normal people" could never get away with this. Even if you owed Uncle Sam $100 they would be after you. A judge has to "consider" this before anything will be done???
The Justice system in this country is sick.
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Now I know why the country is the way that it is. first of all, he was found GUILTY and sentenced to jail for three years for tax evasion of millions for years. Non-celeb people have gone to jail for a lot more time on a lot less. For example, the couple in NH and look what happened to them.
Now, what I want to know if its the SAME JUDGE, that found him guilty also allowed him to walk free. Just think people, this is going to open a can of worms for other people to take to the courts to get out of jail.
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