Renowned action star Wesley Snipes was sentenced to 3 years incarceration by a U.S. District Judge  for tax charges amidst protests from fellow actors. This marks a win for prosecutors out to make an example of the famous Hollywood figure by going for the maximum penalty for shorthanding the IRS. This latest development lets 'Blade' join the ranks of other celebrities who have run into trouble with the IRS- Buster Keaton, Willie Nelson, Marc Anthony, and the original Survivor winner Richard Hatch who is still locked-up right now for failing to report his million dollars prize money. This government seems to be a bit too harsh in punishing these people considering the piles of unclaimed money the IRS owes taxpayers across the US.

The State of New York has almost $10 million in unclaimed tax rebates- not quite surprising since the NY unclaimed property funds has piled-up to $8 billion from various NY unclaimed properties.