Crime | Wesley Snipes Snipes Gets 3 Years in Prison Judge gives actor maximum sentence in federal tax case By John Johnson Posted Apr 24, 2008 5:21 PM CDT Copied Wesley Snipes, right, waves as he enters federal court with his attorneys Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Ocala, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin) A Florida judge today sentenced Wesley Snipes to the maximum 3 years in federal prison for failing to file his taxes, WESH-TV of Orlando reports. Snipes received no fine, though he could have been hit for $5 million. During sentencing, the judge noted the actor's long history of ignoring tax laws. He said that Snipes will be notified when to report to prison and that he would try to place him in one near his New Jersey home. Read These Next The penny is still with us, but the headache has already arrived. Major websites, apps affected by massive outage. Secret Service finds something strange pointed at Trump's plane. A former NFL Pro Bowler has died at age 36. Report an error