sentences:  Annenberg had turned "The Philadelphia Inquirer" into a major challenger to its chief competitor the Democratic "Record", and after Annenberg began focusing on politics, Democratic politicians often attacked Annenberg and accused him of illegal business practices.In 1939, Annenberg was charged with income tax evasion, pleaded guilty before the trial, and was sent to prison for three years.Annenberg's friends and his son, Walter, claimed that the whole trial was politically motivated and his sentence was harsher than it should have been.