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South Hackensack Used-Car Dealer From Edgewater Goes To Prison For Pocketing $1.2M In Sales Tax South Hackensack Used-Car Dealer From Edgewater Goes To Prison For Pocketing $1.2M In Sales Tax
South Hackensack Used-Car Dealer From Edgewater Goes To Prison For Pocketing $1.2M In Sales Tax A South Hackensack used-car dealer from Edgewater was sentenced to a previously-bargained seven years in state prison for hiding $1.2 million in collected sales tax from the state. Samyon Gilstein, 33, who owned Sunrise Motors, at first agreed on the sentence in return for a guilty plea.  His lawyer then tried to keep him out of prison by applying drug court -- claiming a heroin habit fueled his client's crimes -- but a judge rejected the pitch after prosecutors said he plowed the unreported income back into the quickly-growing business.  Gilstein remained held Monday in the Bergen County J…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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What's Drug Addiction Got To Do With North Jersey Car Dealer's Tax Scam? Nothing, Judge Says What's Drug Addiction Got To Do With North Jersey Car Dealer's Tax Scam? Nothing, Judge Says
What's Drug Addiction Got To Do With North Jersey Car Dealer's Tax Scam? Nothing, Judge Says What did a Bergen County car dealer's $1.2 million scam have to do with his heroin addiction? Nothing, a judge ruled. Samyon Gilstein of Edgewater maintained the money he and his wife Alexandra stole through their former business -- Sunrise Motors on Route 46 -- was used to support his heroin addiction that his attorney said cost him approximately $2,100 a week, NorthJersey.com reports. Judge Gary Wilcox, however, declined the 33-year-old admittance into Bergen County's Drug Court program Tuesday, ruling he found no connection between his drug habit and last year's massive sales tax theft, …

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by Cecilia Levine