Archive for April, 2008
Wesley Snipes sentenced to 36 months in prison
Thursday, April 24th, 2008Wesley Snipes was sentenced late this afternoon, following an all-day hearing, to 36 months in federal prison.
Eddie Ray Kahn received 120 months, and Douglas Rosile was sentenced to 54 months. This will be Kahn’s second stay in federal prison on tax related charges.
Tomorrow is the big day
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008In their sentencing memos, the government has asked that the judge give the three defendants some fairly stiff sentences (click on their names to read the applicable filing by the prosecutors):
Wesley Snipes - 36 months in prison plus a fine of at least $5,000,000
Eddie Kahn – 120 months in prison
Douglas Rosile – 78 – 97 months in [...]
Snipes’ Sentencing Memorandum
Monday, April 14th, 2008The prosecutors submitted their sentencing memorandum today. They have asked the judge to sentence Snipes to 36 months in prison with a fine of at least $5 million, and let’s just say they didn’t mince words.
For nearly a decade, Snipes has engaged in a campaign of criminal tax conduct combining brazen defiance with insidious concealment. By these means, [...]