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SO, WESLEY, WHAT SOUNDS GOOD FOR LUNCH?
April 24, 2008
The sentencing hearing for Wesley Snipes has taken a lunch break. Based on this report from Ocala.com, Wesley may not have a great appetite:
So far, at least, in the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges has made it clear that actor Wesley Snipes could be facing the maximum three-year prison term on three counts of failing to file his taxes.
While it's not the 7-10 years he would have been facing had he been convicted of the felony tax evasion charges, that still isn't a cheery prospect.
Even accepting the defense's calculation of $228,000 for the government tax loss, Hodges said the guidelines still advised a sentencing range of 33 - 41 months.He noted that the maximum three-year sentence - which is one year on each misdemeanor count - is "squarely in the middle of that sentencing range.
"Why should I go any further than that," Hodges asked.
His co-defendant, Eddie Kahn, looks like he's in line for a lengthy stay at Club Fed. According to the Ocala.com report, the judge says a 10-year sentence may be indicated.
We may get the final sentence this afternoon.
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