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CT Attorney Failed To Pay Income Tax For Eight Years, Feds Say CT Attorney Failed To Pay Income Tax For Eight Years, Feds Say
CT Attorney Failed To Pay Income Tax For Eight Years, Feds Say An attorney in Connecticut will avoid jail time after admitting to failing to pay more than $225,000 in taxes over the better part of a decade. Bethany resident William Palmieri, 56, was sentenced to three years of probation, the first six months of which will be served in home confinement, after he pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to two counts of willful failure to pay income taxes, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John Durham announced. Palmieri will also have to complete 150 hours of community service. Palmieri, an attorney with a practice specializing in civil rights law, repo…

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Fairfield County Nursing Home Operator Admits To Embezzlement, Tax Offenses Fairfield County Nursing Home Operator Admits To Embezzlement, Tax Offenses
Fairfield County Nursing Home Operator Admits To Embezzlement, Tax Offenses A former nursing home operator in Fairfield County admitted to embezzlement and multiple tax offenses as part of a multi-million-dollar scheme. Chaim Stern, 71, of Flushing, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to embezzlement and tax offenses related to his operation of nursing homes in Bridgeport and Waterbury. Stern was the principal operator of the Bridgeport Health Care Center (BHCC), Bridgeport Manor, and the Rosegarden Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC in Waterbury, which were privately owned nursing and rehabilitation facilities.  Between 2011 and 2018, Stern stole a…

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Attorney From Fairfield County Admits To Tax Evasion, Failure To Pay Taxes Attorney From Fairfield County Admits To Tax Evasion, Failure To Pay Taxes
Attorney From Fairfield County Admits To Tax Evasion, Failure To Pay Taxes An area attorney has admitted to tax evasion and failure to pay over payroll taxes. Francis O’Reilly, a Carmel attorney who lives in Danbury, pleaded guilty in White Plains federal court to one count of failing to pay over payroll taxes and one count of tax evasion for the calendar year 2015, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced. Berman said that O’Reilly has been permitted to practice law in New York since 1989, and has been a self-employed attorney who worked out of Putnam County at the O’Reilly Law Practice. In 2015, O’Reilly admitted to withholding payroll taxes from the salaries of…

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Lewisboro Town Justice Admits To Tax Evasion Lewisboro Town Justice Admits To Tax Evasion
Lewisboro Town Justice Admits To Tax Evasion A town justice in Northern Westchester has admitted to evading payment of more than $160,000 of Federal income tax over a 10-year period, according to authorities. Lewisboro Town Justice Marc Seedorf pleaded guilty to tax evasion before U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel in White Plains Federal Court on Friday, Dec. 6. “As he admitted, for years Marc Seedorf flouted his obligations under the law to file tax returns and to pay taxes," U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman said. "This was conduct that would be shameful for anyone, and all the more so …

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Ex-CEO From Area Sentenced For Embezzling $1.5 Million Ex-CEO From Area Sentenced For Embezzling $1.5 Million
Ex-ceo From Area Sentenced For Embezzling $1.5 Million A Hudson Valley man who embezzled $1.5 million from a nonprofit organization he helped found in Connecticut is going to spend more than a year in prison. Paul Gileno, 47, of Brewster, the founder and CEO of the United States Pain Foundation, was sentenced in Bridgeport district court to 12 months and one day in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for embezzlement and failing to pay federal income taxes. Gileno operated the Middletown, Connecticut-based nonprofit organization, which was designed to find support and resources for individuals with pain issues.  Between …

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CT Deli Owner Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion CT Deli Owner Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion
CT Deli Owner Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion A deli owner in Connecticut is heading to prison after admitting to a tax evasion scheme that saw him daily to pay the government hundreds of thousands of dollars. Hamden resident Raymond George, 53, who owns and operates Ray & Mike’s on Whitney Avenue, has been sentenced to nine months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release after pleading guilty to tax evasion in Bridgeport district court. George was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. He has also paid the IRS approximately $480,000 in back taxes, interest and penalties. In 2012 and 2013, George evaded payment of his fed…

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CT Man Sentenced For Trafficking Meth, Preparing False Tax Returns CT Man Sentenced For Trafficking Meth, Preparing False Tax Returns
CT Man Sentenced For Trafficking Meth, Preparing False Tax Returns A convict in Connecticut will spend more time behind bars after admitting to drug trafficking and tax offenses in court. Middletown resident Eugene Carlin, 59, has been sentenced to a term of 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and aiding in the preparation of false tax returns. Carlin must also forfeit $100,000 as part of his sentence. An investigation into Carlin led to two controlled purchases of methamphetamine…

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Landlord In Connecticut, New York Sentenced For Tax Evasion Landlord In Connecticut, New York Sentenced For Tax Evasion
Landlord In Connecticut, New York Sentenced For Tax Evasion A landlord with properties in Connecticut and New York has been sentenced after admitting to failing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes. Anthony Valentino, of Palm City, Florida, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court earlier to one count of tax evasion after attempting to avoid paying more than $300,000 in income taxes, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. This week, he was sentenced to nine months in prison, followed by a year of supervised release. Valentino must also pay a $10,000 fine. Durham said that Valentino, 76, is a real estate investor with properties in New Y…

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Bookkeeper Admits Assisting Fairfield County Restaurant Owner Evade Taxes Bookkeeper Admits Assisting Fairfield County Restaurant Owner Evade Taxes
Bookkeeper Admits Assisting Fairfield County Restaurant Owner Evade Taxes A former bookkeeper working for a prominent pizzeria owner in Fairfield and Westchester counties is facing time behind bars after admitting to helping her boss evade paying federal taxes. Queens Village resident Idalecia Lopes Santos, 59, has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to one count of tax evasion for her role in helping Bruno DiFabio, the owner of several restaurants, avoid paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes. Santos worked as an outside bookkeeper for DeFabio - who had restaurants in New Canaan; Wilton; Scarsdale; Stamford; Greenwich and Pound Ridge - while sh…

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Stamford Business Owner Sentenced For Not Filing Taxes For 15 Years Stamford Business Owner Sentenced For Not Filing Taxes For 15 Years
Stamford Business Owner Sentenced For Not Filing Taxes For 15 Years A 72-year-old refuse company owner from Fairfield County will spend time behind bars after admitting to failing to file tax returns for more than a decade in Stamford and parts of Westchester County. Stamford resident Wayne Margarum has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to two counts of willful failure to file an income tax return after failing to do so for his business dating back to 2004. For more than 40 years, Margarum has owned and operated Margarum Refuse, which provides garbage removal services. The business servi…

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Hamden Deli Owner Pleads Admits To Tax Evasion Hamden Deli Owner Pleads Admits To Tax Evasion
Hamden Deli Owner Pleads Admits To Tax Evasion A deli owner in Connecticut may face time in prison after admitting to a tax evasion scheme that saw him fail to pay the government hundreds of thousands of dollars. Hamden resident Raymond George, 52, who owns and operates Ray & Mike’s on Whitney Avenue, pleaded guilty this week to one count of tax evasion in Bridgeport district court. In 2012 and 2013, George evaded payment of his federal income taxes in a variety of ways, U.S. Attorney John Durham said. He failed to deposit all of the cash receipts from his business into its bank account, and then used a portion of that cash to fill …

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Michael Cohen Starts Sentence At Prison Described As 'Castle Behind Bars' Michael Cohen Starts Sentence At Prison Described As 'Castle Behind Bars'
Michael Cohen Starts Sentence At Prison Described As 'Castle Behind Bars' Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer and so-called "fixer" for President Donald Trump, will be reporting to a facility on Monday, May 6 once named by Forbes as one of the "10 cushiest prisons" in America. The 52-year-old Cohen was sentenced in December, 2018 to three years after he admitted to lying to Congress about Trump’s business dealings in Russia, breaking campaign finance laws on behalf of Trump and evading $1.4 million in taxes related to his personal businesses.  The Otisville Federal Correctional Institution, where Cohen will begin his sentence, is located in O…

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