Snipes gets maximum sentence in tax case

OCALA, Fla., April 24 (UPI) — Despite pleas from a cavalcade of Hollywood stars, Wesley Snipes received the maximum penalty for tax fraud in a Florida court Thursday, officials said.
Snipes was sentenced by a U.S. District judge in Ocala, Fla., to three years in prison and faces fines of up to $5 million for federal […]

Plan would use electronic bank records to help collect on tax debts

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Minnesota tax collectors want to enlist banks — and their electronic records — in their search for the assets of tax cheats.
The state Revenue Department is pushing a plan to collect an extra $10 million a year in outstanding taxes by making banks, credit unions, life […]

Feds to judge: Give Snipes maximum penalty

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Federal prosecutors Tuesday urged a Florida judge to sentence actor Wesley Snipes to three years in prison and fine him $5 million to demonstrate to taxpayers that refusal to pay income taxes carries severe penalties. 
Snipes is scheduled to be sentenced April 24 by U.S. District Judge William Hodges in Ocala, Florida, on […]