Hunter Biden has reached a deal with the prosecutors where he has agreed to plead guilty to 3 federal charges but in all likelihood will avoid jail time, it was reported on Tuesday, which made many social media users compare his situation to one that actor Wesley Snipes faced when he was accused of tax fraud.

Hunter has been under investigation for years for tax and financial allegations. Attempts to negotiate a plea deal intensified in recent weeks. Back in April, Hunter’s legal team sought a meeting with the Justice Department where his lawyers gave a presentation detailing why they believe Hunter shouldn’t be charged. They argued that Hunter paid back taxes owed, including penalties.

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On October 12, 2006, Snipes, Eddie Ray Kahn, and Douglas P. Rosile were charged with one count of conspiring to defraud the United States and one count of knowingly making or aiding and abetting the making of a false and fraudulent claim for payment. Additionally, Snipes was also charged with six counts of willfully failing to file federal income tax returns.

It was alleged by the Us government at the time that Snipes attempted to obtain fraudulent tax refunds using a tax protester theory called the “861 argument.” Snipes was accused of filing a false amended return, including a false tax refund claim of over $4 million for the year 1996, over $7.3 million for the year 1997.

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It was also alleged that he sent three worthless, fictitious “bills of exchange” for $14 million to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

 He was found guilty on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file federal income tax returns and on April 24, 2008, Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison. Snipes was released from federal prison on April 2, 2013, finishing his period of house arrest on July 19, 2013.

Since there is a possibility that Hunter will not be receiving any jail time, people on social media began comparing his situation to Snipes. Here are a few reactions:

Who is Wesley Snipes?

Wesley Snipes was born on July 31, 1962 in Orlando, Florida. He attended the State University of New York at Purchase. He also attended Southwestern College in California.

He appeared in the films Major League (1989), New Jack City (1991), Jungle Fever (1991), White Men Can’t Jump (1992), Passenger 57 (1992), Rising Sun (1993), Demolition Man (1993), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), among others. Snipes was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his work in The Waterdance (1992) and won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in the film One Night Stand (1997).

He formed a production company, Amen-Ra Films, in 1991, and a subsidiary, Black Dot Media, to develop projects for film and television.

Snipes has been married twice. His first wife is April Snipes (née Dubois), with whom he has a son Jelani, who also had a cameo role in Snipes’ 1990 film Mo’ Better Blues. In 2003, Snipes married painter Nakyung “Nikki” Park. They share four children.