US Attorney's Office Calls On Wesley Snipes To Surrender
 Monday, June 23rd, 2008

He hasn't yet turned himself into police custody, but the US Attorney's Office is requesting that actor Wesley Snipes begin serving a three-year sentence, instead of being free on bond while his case is being appealed. Snipes was convicted in April for "willfully failing to file tax returns" between 1999 and 2001, and District Judge William Terrell Hodges sentenced Snipes in an Ocala, Florida courtroom.

"In my mind these are serious crimes, albeit misdemeanors," Judge Hodges said. Three years for misdemeanors? BBC reported that Wesley asked for mercy on the basis that he is "a spiritually motivated artist, unschooled in the science of law and finance." Steve Cole, a spokesman for the US Attorneys Office has now filed a motion requesting Snipes' bond be revoked, and that he turn himself in.

On top of the taxes he failed to pay, prosecution is also seeking from Snipes $193,716 for scanning, printing, and numbering documents for trial; $21,052 for time and travel expenses of 13 witnesses; $2,456 for transcripts; and $138.18 for color copies.

You know what? We don't really care how many thousands or millions Snipes withheld from the IRS. As you know, we voted for Ron Paul, who wants to abolish both the IRS and the Federal Reserve, which we completely agree with. The organization - which is granted no rights to tax private citizens within the Constitution - is less than a hundred years old. Think of that within the scope of all time. And what does it serve, besides to terrify people? Americans are more afraid of the IRS than they are of being mugged. That's f****** sad. Not to mention: where is all of that money going to go? To the war?

Team Snipes!

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