Actor Wesley Snipes has been ordered to start his three-year sentence
for failing to pay taxes at a federal prison in Pennsylvania next week.
The U.S. Marshal’s Office issued a notice Wednesday
ordering Snipes to voluntarily surrender at the Federal Correctional
Institution McKean in Lewis Run, Pa., by noon on Dec. 9. Snipes had
tried unsuccessfully to remain free on bail while appealing his
conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Snipes was convicted
in 2008 for willful failure to file income tax returns. The 48-year-old
Snipes has starred in the “Blade” trilogy, “White Men Can’t Jump” and
other films.
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