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19. November 2010 | 20:49

Wesley Snipes ordered to prison

Actor Wesley Snipes was ordered today to start serving a three-year prison sentence for a felony tax conviction after a Florida judge rejected his bid for a new trial. (News Source: The Irish Times - 19:29:45)

Wesley Snipes Ordered to Prison for Tax Conviction

Wesley Snipes was ordered to start serving a three-year prison sentence for a felony tax conviction after a Florida judge rejected his bid for a new trial. (News Source: FOX Business - 19:07:16)

Wesley Snipes ordered to surrender to Bureau of Prisons

OCALA - A federal judge today rejected movie star Wesley Snipes’ demand for a new trial and ordered the actor to surrender to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to begin serving a 36-month prison sentence for tax-related crimes. (News Source: Chicago Tribune - 18:55:05)

Actor Snipes asks for new trial in Fla. tax case

Federal prosecutors on Monday asked that Wesley Snipes’ bond be revoked if a judge refuses to grant the “Blade” actor a new trial on tax-related charges. Snipes’ defense attorney asked for the new trial during a two-hour hearing in federal court. Daniel Meachum argued that two jurors had sent him e-mails recently claiming three other jurors had determined Snipes’ guilt before the 2008 trial began. (News Source: Seattle Times - 13:39:30)

Wesley Snipes fights prison sentence for tax crimes

OCALA - An attorney for Wesley Snipes today asked a judge to grant a new trial for the Orlando-born actor and to conduct an inquiry of jurors to determine if some members of the panel had preconceived opinions of Snipes’ guilt before his trial on tax-related charges began. (News Source: Hartford Courant - 16:30:52)

Wesley Snipes asks judge for new trial in tax case

If film star Wesley Snipes hopes to avoid prison, his lawyers will have to convince a federal judge today that he ought to get a new trial on tax charges. (News Source: Orlando Sentinel - 13:03:53)

Wesley Snipes ordered to prison on tax evasion charges

Actor Wesley Snipes was ordered to begin his three year prison sentence Friday on tax evasion charges, Fox News Channel reported. The 48-year old had requested a new trial, but the motion was denied by a federal judge. His lawyers argued they had emails and other evidence to suggest three… (News Source: New York Post - 19:08:14)

Wesley Snipes ordered to surrender in tax case

A federal judge ordered actor Wesley Snipes to surrender to authorities Friday so he can begin serving a three-year prison sentence for tax-related crimes. (News Source: Seattle Times - 18:55:31)

Snipes’s lawyers ask for new trial

OCALA, Fla., Nov. 15 (UPI) — Wesley Snipes’s attorneys appeared at a federal courthouse in Florida Monday to request that the film star be given a new trial in his tax case. (News Source: UPI - 03:47:47)

Wesley Snipes — Ordered to Surrender

Filed under: Wesley Snipes , Celebrity Justice The hammer is finally dropping on Wesley Snipes — a judge has ordered the actor to immediately surrender to federal authorities so he can begin serving a 3-year prison stint for tax crimes. Snipes has been appealing like crazy ever since he was found… Read more (News Source: TMZ - 19:06:31)

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