Wesley Snipes: Wesley Snipes' request to leave the country is c...

Federal prosecutors oppose a request by Orlando-born actor Wesley Snipes to leave the country again to make movies, saying he violated the court's trust by detouring to Dubai last year to attend "the party of the decade" in the United Arab Emirates, according to court documents filed Tuesday.

[Blade in Dubai]

The beaches are great here - - and no sales tax on Mai Tais. Mmmmm. Paradise.

[Jenny]

Why are we throwing this tax evader in prison, when it is not in vogue to do so. Right now, the fad is to evade taxes, and then be promoted to a top cabinet position in Obama's administration for goodness sake! Snipes needs to appeal - he has presedence to support the appeal - directly from the Head of the IRS!

[Nazi prosecutors]

Failure to file - after what Geitner has done is that still a crime?
How come no one has gone after all the cabinet members who have WILLFULLY violated the tax codes?
Selective prosecution of a well known rich black man.

[Maureen]

Who the hell cares about this cheating, ugly MF?

[In Orlando]

3 years in prison for a misdemeanor? Many violent felons do much less time, and are out again to victimize more people.

[local]

Oh my Goddd. Leave the man alone. How is he supposed to pay back his tax bill if they won't let him travel to the movie location so he can earn money? Taxes are a crock anyway. A lot of people try to get away with paying the least amount of taxes, so why should Snipes be any different? He only got nailed because he is/was rich and famous. Big deal, he went to a party in Dubai. He was already halfway around the world anyway. I don't blame him!

[Harry the Infidel]

I say let's apply the "Rangel Rule" to this man. Let him go, Let him pay his due.

He's suffered enough at the hands of a tyrannical Government mad with power but immune to its own laws.

[duplicity]

no jury in america will ever convict anyone targeted by the IRS for failure to file.
half of all americans are failing to file and obama's boys willfully fail to file and they get the keys to the kingdom.
IRS is finished.

[From 32801]

A convicted criminal sentenced to Jail. This is not complicated. Do not allow him to flee the country, lock him up and that's that.

He should be doing time while he waits on the appeal.