Last updated: Friday, April 25, 2008

JAILED SNIPES APOLOGISES FOR 'MISTAKES'

Hollywood star WESLEY SNIPES apologised for his 'mistakes and errors' as he was jailed for three years for tax evasion on Thursday (24Apr08).

WESLEY SNIPES

The Blade actor was handed the prison sentence by Florida judge Judge William Terrell Hodges after he was convicted of failing to file his taxes for five years.

Upon receiving his sentence, Snipes, 45, told the court: "I'm very sorry for my mistakes and errors.

"I apologise to my family, the court and the community.

"I've asked the court to show me mercy and the opportunity to make things right."

The star was acquitted of tax fraud and filing a false claim, as well as three misdemeanour counts of wilful failure to file a tax return at an earlier hearing.

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Source: WENN

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