Good and bad news (especially bad) for the American actor, Wesley SnipesOn the one hand, he was found innocent of charges of conspiracy and fraud to evade taxes for which he was charged, but on the other hand, he was found guilty of three minor charges for not having declared taxes.
Fortunately for the actor, he was acquitted of the most serious accusations against him since if he had been found guilty he would face a sentence of up to 16 years in prison, however, now, the actor will face a sentence of up to three years imprisonment for the three counts of tax evasion and in addition, he will have to repay the taxes of the money he obtained in his work and through investments (only with his work in action films from 1999 to 2004 he obtained about 38 million dollars)
According to the lawyer of Snipes, was a victim of the bad financial advice of his administrators, reason why he was convinced that he did not have to pay taxes on his earnings.
"He has never been a scammer"
Robert Bernhoft, lawyer for Snipes, referring to the actor