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Snipes Acquitted on Tax Charges

By Mark Jakubik

Actor Wesley Snipes was acquitted Friday of tax fraud and willful failure to file tax returns, by far the most serious of the charges against him. He was convicted on three lesser misdemeanor charges of failure to file tax returns. Snipes’ acquittal is a major, major defeat for federal prosecutors and for the Internal Revenue Service, notwithstanding the fact that Snipes’ co-defendants were convicted on all counts. Snipes had faced a possible sentencing risk of 16 years in federal prison. The indicated sentence for the three misdemeanors os probation, meaning that, unless the presiding judge finds compelling reasons to impose a more severe sentence, Snipes will avoid jail time altogether. The prosecutors and the IRS are likely stunned by this result...continue to full post

Full post as published by Philadelphia Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog on February 03, 2008 (boomark / email).