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Wesley Snipes Heads to Prison Next Week

Wesley Snipes Finally Headed to Prison

Wesley Snipes has been ordered to start serving a three-year prison sentence for not filing his tax returns.

Wesley was initially convicted and sentenced back in 2008.

A federal judge rejected the 48-year-old actor’s wish for a new trial on Friday (November 19), saying he “had a fair trial” and that “the time has come for the judgment to be enforced.”

Wesley is very disappointed but staying strong and positive,” his lawyer Daniel Meachum told the Orlando Sentinel.

It’s unclear when or where Wesley will start serving the sentence.

Wesley Snipes Gets Three Years in Jail

Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in jail based on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file his tax returns on Thursday. This was the maximum sentence that federal prosecutors were seeking.

Snipes‘ attorneys, however, will appeal the sentence. They were pleading for either probation or house arrest for their client.

The actor, 45, submitted checks summing to $5 million prior to the sentencing, but it was not enough. The IRS calculates that Snipes had an initial debt of approximately $15 million.

Snipes showed little emotion, however, he shouted a loud “wow” as he left the courtroom.