New York Criminal Lawyer Blog

After 10 years of fighting with the IRS, Wesley Snipes surprised prosecutors and handed over 15 million to the Government. Snipes had maintained for all this time that he owed nothing to Uncle Sam. Just before he was to be sentenced, The movie star came up with the cash which probably helped him avoid even more time than he got. His payment came in the form of three checks for 5 million each.

The agents for The IRS refused to take the cash at first. eventually they relented and took the money and got a three year stretch for Snipes who is a high profile criminal.

U.S. Attorney Robert O’Neill told reporters that this conviction sends a message to US tax payers. Whether you’re rich or poor, you have to pay. In a statement made outside the Florida courthouse O’Neill finished this way, “We all are obligated to come up with money to pay our fair share.”

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Once again sex symbol and one time movie star Brigitte Bardot was put on trial on Tuesday for insulting Muslims, she has been charged with “inciting racial hatred” when she made remarks about the Islam religion and adherents.

When push came to shove Prosecutors were handed a decision which gave the aging former French Movie Star a two-month suspended prison sentence and fine her 15,000 euros. She made statements accusing the Muslim community of destruction of what she perceives to be her beloved France. It is vague how she comes to these opinions.

Bridget is an animal rights activist and is abhorred by some Muslim practices which call for the sacrifice of animals. Because of this she has opposed the immigration of Muslims into France in the great numbers in which they have occurred. Bardot retired from the film industry in the 1970s after a successful career which brought her fame and considerable fortune.

Naomi Campbell being incarcerated for assault is not a surprise, but she said things while being arrested which will prolong the story.

Campbell unleashed a spate of epithets during her Heathrow Airport arrest, she is reported to have yelled and screamed at police officers. At one point she called the authorities on the scene “f—— white honkeys.” She then proceeded to spit at the officers. She continued the tirade and came up with insult after insult to the point where her rantings became ridiculous.

After she couldn’t seem to come up with any baggage at Heathrow Airport, the model was arrested. She went crazy and it got worse when authorities tried to soothe the situation. She was convinced that racism was at the core of the situation. if she wasn’t a black woman, she never would have been arrested. She told an acquaintance that she felt like she had to stand up for herself. Go get ’em girl.

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A Roman Catholic priest sent letters and DVDs to Conan O’Brien and has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. David Ajemian admitted to the harassment and has since been retired from active duty by the Church.

He was mailing and DVDs to O’Brien’s home and business. Ajemian was apprehended Manhattan last year when he attempted to get himself into a taping of O’Brien’s late night show. He had been warned several times to keep away from the studio but obviously the warnings fell on deaf ears. NBC security personnel were on the lookout when he showed up again.

The disturbed priest started bothering Conan in September 2006. The Boston Archdiocese has declined comment and put the priest on extended leave.

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A report says that the 22-year-old ‘O.C.’ actress who was arrested in December will plead no contest, which she hopes will get a marijuana possession charge dropped and others lessened. In the end, she’d pay a fine and attend three months of an alcohol education class.

One charge of having marijuana on ones person will be set aside and another charge of operating a vehicle without a license would be lessened to a traffic violation, according to People.com. The case will be arraigned this week and a plea is set to be entered.

Traffic cops picked up Barton, 22, when they pulled her over after observing some very erratic driving on her part. It was just before dawn in the Los Angeles area that she was stopped by police who described the vehicle as spanning both lanes of traffic.

Acknowledging that “this is the most difficult time for” rehabbing actor Mel Gibson, a judge urges him to continue to go to self-help groups to battle his alcohol addiction that led to his 2006 arrest.

Gibson was informed that he has successfully finished the program he was required to completeplea and din not have to report his progress to the court. Lawrence Mira, the judge in the case, told the 52-year-old actor/director that he was free to go on with his life.

The judge told Gibson that he was on his own now in this difficult time. Mira in a hearing in LA wished Gibson luck and advised him to continue his rehabilitation.

NFL great Carl Eller was arrested after allegedly getting into an altercation with law enforcement after being stopped for possible drunken driving. The ex Viking Defensive Lineman and member of “The Purple People Eaters” was apprehended on suspicion of DUI and creating havoc by fleeing police and attacking one of the arresting officers.

The police described the incident as very dangerous as Eller’s SUV sped through a stop sign. The cops chased the vehicle as it ran lights and motored at speeds of up to 60 mph through the Minneapolis area.

Eller’s SUV finally came to a stop when it reached his garage early in the morning on Wednesday.

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Pete Doherty was incarcerated for three months for violation of his probation, this according to his record company said.

The Rock Star will have to rearrange his touring schedule. He was supposed to appear at The Albert Hall in April and the Glastonbury festival in the summer but because of his sentencing in London these gigs will have to be cancelled or postponed until Doherty is released from prison.

According to the musician’s management there were many reasons the singer/songwriter had been taken to the clink. He was late for many of his probation hearings,The manager informed reporters. Doherty who is known to be a drug abuser spends a great deal of time in court hearings and now will spend time in prison. Doherty is twenty nine years of age.

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Covert was jailed by Los Angeles Police and led to the Wilshire Division police station. The actor, however, was not charged. Law enforcement says the case is still being investigated.

The actor who has co-starred with his pal Adam Sandler in a number movies was taken by police when he had a fight with a photographer. He was arrested and made to leave the set where he is working on yet another movie with Sandler. Sandler was not available for comment.

Allen was arrested by police while on the set of “Bedtime Stories.” He was accused of battery and was let go a short time later.

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