WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors have recommended that actor Wesley Snipes serve a three-year prison sentence and pay a $5 million fine for his conviction in February of failing to file tax returns.
Snipes should be given the maximum penalty, after years of "brazen defiance" of U.S. tax laws, to serve as a deterrent, U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill of Florida wrote in a court document. The recommendation was filed on Monday, and released Tuesday on the annual deadline for filing U.S. income taxes.
"This case cries out for the statutory maximum term of imprisonment, as well as a substantial fine, because of the seriousness of defendant Snipes' crimes and because of the singular opportunity this case presents to deter tax crime nationwide," O'Neill wrote.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
U.S. recommends 3-year sentence for Wesley Snipes
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