Despite his efforts and long ordeal with Uncle Sam, actor Wesley Snipes’ heads to prison today.
He reports to a Pennsylvania prison to begin serving a 3-year sentence for failing to file tax returns. Snipes, 48, was acquitted of tax evasion and fraud, charges that would have sent him to prison for many years.
He has until noon today to turn himself in to the McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Lewis Run, PA.
Snipes, who is best known for his roles in the “Blade” action films, appeared on CNN’s “Larry King Live” on Tuesday, where he claimed he was unfairly singled out by prosecutors.
One juror, Frank Tuttle, gave “Larry King Live” a written statement that three other jurors had made up their minds that Snipes was guilty before the trial began. [1]
The juror said they “compromised” with those jurors by not convicting Snipes on the more serious tax evasion charges. “We did not think he would go to jail,” Tuttle said, suggesting that Snipes received favorable treatment because of his celebrity status.
Snipes, who was sentenced in 2008, blamed his legal problems on Eddie Ray Kahn. Khan is a tax expert who advised Snipes and 4,000 other “clients” how to avoid paying their taxes.
Khan operated the Guiding Light of God Ministries out of a 2nd floor office in downtown Mount Dora, Florida. [2]
Snipes and his family were members of the ministry.
The main purpose of the ministry, was to help rich people evade paying taxes. Khan had Snipes and others apply to become one-person, religious organizations so they would benefit from a tax-exempt status.
Snipes earned $37 million between 1999 and 2004. A goodly portion of his income went to Khan’s ministry.
Conversations Of A Sistah 
whatever…wesley is a dumb ass to listen to anybody that says don’t pay ur taxes! everybody gotta pay taxes! dumb azz…buh-bye!
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@Mahogany: THANK YOU!!!!!
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Nino Brown says:
I’m not guilty. *You’re* the one that’s guilty. The lawmakers, the politicians, the Columbian drug lords 🙂
LOL whoaaaaaaaa
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Bye Blade
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“foreign diplomat”
NICCAH PLEASE!
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Though his excuse was pretty dumb….they did single him out. People serve less time for violent offenses
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@ Queen
While it may be true that he was singled out his azz should have known better! You can’t be a famous black man and not have your shyt together because there are people who still want you to fail and just waitin for you to mess up! I would be triple checkin my stuff to make sure it was in order!
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Hope his role as Noxzema Jackson don’t come back to haunt him in the pokey…
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He had 4000 ppl fooled, got 20 yrs, scamming ppl and can’t even enjoy it…
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Some niggas, I tell you…
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Sadddd….saadddddd…sad. I feel bad for the kids.
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*in my Rick James voice*
“They shoulda never gave you niccahs money”
I couldn’t resist
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🙂 LMAO!!!
He purposly joined a cult to learn how “not to pay your taxes”. Now he wants to say he is being singled out.
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You mean he really gave up the fight? He was still holding out hope as of yesterday on the Tom Joyner show. Him and his lawyer sounded like lunatics.
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He was waiting on a Christmas Miracle, A Presidential Pardon. SMH. Didn’t he include Justin Timberlakes gf in his lawsuit when Blade(II) failed. Always blaming others, not a good look.
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O America…. taxes! I wish it was a time where if u work your job, you get compensated. No middle Man (govt)… Work + Pay = even exchange
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No Wes, you weren’t singled out. You just made a really dumb decision by hooking up with Khan and letting him feed you bullshit about not paying taxes. Snipes ain’t got nobody to blame but himself for this mess.
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I disagree with you Q., see i think he was singled out. i can see him doing a year but 3 years c’mon gtfoh!!!! that was a bit harsh and bit much.
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You never see white celebrities get caught up like this!
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No @Ebony, cause they gon cover dey shit.
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Blade bust out that shyt… Bust out of Prison, fly right up out that muthaflucka
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New Post please!
We tired of Snipes…His azz need to surrender and surrender immediately.
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maybe if he had a jury of his peers (white and asian women) he would have gotten a lighter sentence.
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That’s what was missing, his peers. LOL.
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^^Co-Sign!
Reality check for another brother in denial!
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@ MAHAGONY and Acquitta –> exactly! lol hahahhaa
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We all belong to the religious cult called the “Government”. You pay in and rarely if ever, get anything back. Taxes should be classified as exempt donations. Snipes just got caught cause his organization is not called the “Government”.
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Amen!
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where tracy at???
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prbly somewhere partying or sipping on a tequilla
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See ya Nino…gone and let “life imitate art”
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Wes, only went to jail in one role and that was in “brooklyn’s finest”
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FREEEEEEEE NOXXEEEEEEEMA!!!!
FREEEEEEEE NOXXEEEEEEEMA!!!!
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Lesson here: You better file you damn tax returns. Even IF you didn’t much. They can lock you up too!
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Hopefully none of the prisons have seen Two wong Fu….I like ya and I want ya, we can do this the easy way or we can do this the hard way.
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After black ass Wes does his time and gets out. Wes can have sit down with Timothy Geithner and ask him how he beat the system. Until then black ass Wes is where he is suppose to be. It’s called a street named KARMA.
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DEEP CHOCOLATE BOOTAY IN THE HIZZOUSE.
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3 years in jail for some damn tax money….
white america is a muthafu$%ker
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LET MY PEOPLE GO!
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I hope that bootleg accountant is putting money in his commissary. I wonder if the Asian chicks will be visiting him? Remember when he dogged out the sisters, in Essence of all places? Poor Wesley!
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If I can pay taxes, he can too!
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