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Tue Oct-17-06 11:05 AM
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Wesley Snipes facing 50 years in Jail? |
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Per CBS radio news, Snipes wanted for tax evasion in Florida. Said to owe 12 million. Authorities don't know where he is at this time.
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:07 AM
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1. He 'always bets on black' but apparently is 'in the red' |
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:09 AM
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5. Ha ha ha ha ha P57 was a fantastic movie |
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I guess his Daywalking is going to be in the yard from now on...
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:18 AM
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9. and a triple 'Blade' reference (trilogy) to you! |
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Edited on Tue Oct-17-06 11:21 AM by YOY
How will this turn out? I hold my bated breath and am waiting to exale...
(groan)
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:07 AM
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:08 AM
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3. He's hiding, perhaps in cryogenic freezing. Only one man can stop him. |
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:09 AM
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:12 AM
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:13 AM
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7. And how much jail time does Bush face for killing over 600,000 |
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people?
Land of the Free. Home of the Brave.
Yeah. Sure.
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:42 AM
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Tue Oct-17-06 12:20 PM
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Edited on Tue Oct-17-06 12:20 PM by Benhurst
:hi:
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Tue Oct-17-06 01:18 PM
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:16 AM
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8. Geez, why didn't he make that call to the cheesy TV lawyer? |
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Do YOU owe back taxes? Is the EYE ARE ESS on your tail? Call Dewey, Cheatham and Howe, and we'll reduce your tax debt to pennies on the dollar....YESSS....PENNIES on the dollar!!!!! Call To-DAY!!!! 1-800-968-7889.... That's 1-800-YOU-PUTZ, call today, don't delay!!!!
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:20 AM
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10. Fifty years seems a little steep, don't you think? |
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But then again, it's fully in line with our insanely punitive criminal justice policies. We're not the world's leading jailer by accident.
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:21 AM
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11. Just repeating what I heard on the radio |
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"Up to" 50 years in prison.
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:27 AM
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13. I don't doubt what you reported for a minute. |
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My point was simply that this seems like yet another wildly excessive potential prison sentence. You know, like all those black people doing mandatory minimum five-year prison sentences for having a few dollars worth of crack (funny, I guess no white people do crack, or at least the feds can't seem to find any; federal crack prosecutions are almost entirely aimed at black people.
I don't mean to imply that there is racism involved in the Snipes deal, but I certainly do mean to imply it when it comes to crack prosecutions. The law may be colorblind in its intent (and I'm being generous), but certainly not in its application in the real world.
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:28 AM
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14. Well, he is a black entertainer owing 12 million, not a white CEO |
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stealing 1.2 billion.
Whadya expect?
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:39 AM
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16. No need for the race card |
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Richard Hatch got 51 months in jail.
Every April 15th I am in that long line at the post office. So I have no sympathy at all for either one.
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Tue Oct-17-06 12:57 PM
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26. I was reacting to the OP's 50 years. |
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Just saw another article saying up to 16yrs, which does seem a little more in line with the crime. If it was him. Apparently the guy who did his taxes was cheating for a lot of people, and getting well paid for it, so it could be he was just stupidly clueless about his finances, like a lot of showbiz types.
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:22 AM
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Tue Oct-17-06 12:11 PM
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19. LOL! Beat me to it. (nfm) |
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Tue Oct-17-06 11:33 AM
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15. FL doesn't have income tax. |
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What type of tax would he be wanted for?
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Tue Oct-17-06 12:00 PM
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Tue Oct-17-06 12:35 PM
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25. Tax fraud conducted in Florida |
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Tue Oct-17-06 01:17 PM
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27. Florida certainly does have income tax. |
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It just doesn't have state tax deducted from your pay check.
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Tue Oct-17-06 12:23 PM
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21. No wonder he hasn't answered my letter |
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Tue Oct-17-06 12:23 PM
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22. Been spotted undercover ... |
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Tue Oct-17-06 12:30 PM
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23. How did he tax evade in FL? |
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Tue Oct-17-06 01:21 PM
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29. More information on Snipes. He faces up to 16 years in prison. |
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Tue Oct-17-06 01:24 PM
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said this AM - "up to 50 years." Different sources. No doubt he's in deep shit.
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