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New York State Department of Taxation and Finance

Smoke Shops In Westchester Nabbed For Selling Pot, Banned Products To Minors: Police Smoke Shops In Westchester Nabbed For Selling Pot, Banned Products To Minors: Police
Smoke Shops In Westchester Nabbed For Selling Pot, Banned Products To Minors: Police After a month-long investigation, multiple vape and smoke shops in Westchester County have been caught illegally selling products to underage people, as well as selling banned products, police said.  The investigation, which started in October 2022, was conducted on multiple smoke shops in the town of Greenburgh that concerned the sale of "vape, tobacco and THC products" to people under 21, as well as the sale and possession of untaxed cigarettes, marijuana, and banned synthetic cannabinoids products, according to Greenburgh Police.  As a result of the investigation into the store…
Employee At NY Pharmaceutical Company Admits To Embezzling $1.38M, Tax Fraud Employee At NY Pharmaceutical Company Admits To Embezzling $1.38M, Tax Fraud
Employee At NY Pharmaceutical Company Admits To Embezzling $1.38M, Tax Fraud A former employee at a New York pharmaceutical company has admitted to embezzling nearly $1.5 million and committing tax fraud. Long Island resident Maria Porras, age 32, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of grand larceny and tax fraud Friday, Sept. 30, in Nassau County court. Prosecutors said Porras worked as an officer manager at RxUSA in Port Washington, where her duties gave her access to the company’s bookkeeping system. Over a five-year period between 2015 and 2019, she generated checks written from RxUSA’s account and from the accounts of two other affiliated companies, Eveready Wh…
Former Employee At Westchester Car Dealership Sentenced For $300K Tax Fraud Former Employee At Westchester Car Dealership Sentenced For $300K Tax Fraud
Former Employee At Westchester Car Dealership Sentenced For $300K Tax Fraud A Long Island man will spend time behind bars after being sentenced for his role in a $300,000 embezzlement scheme to defraud the Westchester auto dealership he worked at, state authorities announced. Moriches resident James Castellano, age 55, was sentenced to a term of between two and six years in prison for embezzling more than $300,000 from Hyundai of New Rochelle, according to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. Officials said that in 2017, while an employee at the Palmer Avenue dealership, Castellano diverted more than $307,000 in checks made out to Hyundai into his…
Ex-NY Pharmaceutical Company Employee Accused Of Embezzling More Than $1.38M Ex-NY Pharmaceutical Company Employee Accused Of Embezzling More Than $1.38M
Ex-NY Pharmaceutical Company Employee Accused Of Embezzling More Than $1.38M A former bookkeeper for a New York pharmaceutical company is facing a host of charges after being busted embezzling more than a million dollars from her former employer, authorities announced. Long Island resident Maria Porras, age 32, of Massapequa Park, a former office manager for the now-defunct Port Washington-based RXUSA in Nassau County, was arraigned on an 11-count indictment for allegedly stealing more than $1.38 million from three affiliated businesses tied to her boss. Specifically, Porras was charged with: Three counts of second-degree grand larceny; Four counts of criminal t…
NY Restaurateur Sentenced For Tax Evasion Scheme NY Restaurateur Sentenced For Tax Evasion Scheme
NY Restaurateur Sentenced For Tax Evasion Scheme A Manhattan restaurateur from Long Island will spend time behind bars after he admitted to a near million dollar tax evasion scheme. Nassau County resident Adel Kellel, 63, of New Hyde Park, the former owners of Raffles Bistro in New York City, has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty in Manhattan federal court earlier this year to a $771,195 scheme, acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said. In addition to his prison term, Kellel was also ordered to pay $613,478 in restitution to the IRS and $157,717 to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. Strauss s…
Tax Preparer In Westchester Sentenced For Fraud For Second Time Tax Preparer In Westchester Sentenced For Fraud For Second Time
Tax Preparer In Westchester Sentenced For Fraud For Second Time A tax preparer in Northern Westchester will avoid jail time after admitting to tax fraud earlier this year. Steve Sabba, 61, of Yorktown Heights, and his company, Tax Pro Financial Network, Inc. was sentenced after pleading guilty in February to multiple charges of criminal tax fraud, felonies. Sabba has been sentenced to five years’ probation, during which he will be monitored by an authorized tax professional in the preparation of tax returns. He’s also made restitution of $25,270 to the IRS, $7,717 of which will be paid to Synchrony Bank. Tax Pro was sentenced to a three-year conditiona…
NY Lawmakers Vote To Release Trump's State Tax Returns To Congress NY Lawmakers Vote To Release Trump's State Tax Returns To Congress
NY Lawmakers Vote To Release Trump's State Tax Returns To Congress New York State lawmakers are one step closer to gaining access to President Donald Trump’s state tax returns. The New York State Assembly passed legislation on Wednesday, May 22 which would amend the law to allow the state Department of Taxation and Finance to release the tax returns of elected officials. The bill is expected to be signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo later this month if it also passes in the Senate. It was approved by an 85-49 vote in the Assembly. The legislation only applies to state returns, not federal returns, which have also been at the center of the battle between …
Former Police Officer Sentenced For Tax Evasion, Grand Larceny, Westchester DA Says Former Police Officer Sentenced For Tax Evasion, Grand Larceny, Westchester DA Says
Former Police Officer Sentenced For Tax Evasion, Grand Larceny, Westchester DA Says A former police officer has been sentenced for tax evasion and grand larceny, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. Mario Sasso of Haverstraw in Rockland County, who was a member of the Yonkers Police Department, was sentenced to four concurrent terms of one to three years in state prison by Westchester County Court Judge Barry Warhit on Thursday, March 28. Sasso pleaded guilty to these charges in October of 2018: Second-degree grand larceny, a Class C felony (2 counts) First-degree scheme to defraud, a Class E felony Third-degree criminal tax fra…
Financial Broker From Area Admits To Tax Evasion, Failure To File Returns Financial Broker From Area Admits To Tax Evasion, Failure To File Returns
Financial Broker From Area Admits To Tax Evasion, Failure To File Returns A 72-year-old area man has admitted to taking elaborate steps to avoid paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes on a $1.5 million business commission and failing to file federal tax returns for several years. Greenwich resident Richard Josephberg pleaded guilty in federal court in Manhattan to one count of tax evasion and three counts of willful failure to file tax returns. He was also ordered to pay $1,275,624 in restitution to the IRS and New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said that in pleading guilty, Jos…
Popular Sports Bar In Westchester Seized, Closed For Not Paying Taxes Popular Sports Bar In Westchester Seized, Closed For Not Paying Taxes
Popular Sports Bar In Westchester Seized, Closed For Not Paying Taxes Fans of a popular Westchester sports bar were met by a locked door on Wednesday after the business was seized by the state for nonpayment of taxes. According to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Chuggers in New Rochelle was seized on Tuesday, Jan. 8 for not paying more than $9,000 in back taxes, said James Gazzale, a spokesman with the department. But the seizure doesn't mean the end of the favorite drinking hole. Gazzale said the state had "seized the property," but the department always works with the owners in hopes of payment of the back taxes. "We work with t…
Here's Where Westchester Ranks Among NY Counties For Median Home Sales Price Here's Where Westchester Ranks Among NY Counties For Median Home Sales Price
Here's Where Westchester Ranks Among NY Counties For Median Home Sales Price The Hudson Valley is home to some of the finest and most expensive homes in New York State. But where does it land on the list of sale prices? The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance released the statistics of the median sale price for homes sold by county. According to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, “in order for a sale to be included in the statistics, it must be an arm's length residential sale coded non-condominium. Further, the sale price must be greater than $10 and the number of days between the sale date and the contract date must be less than a…
State Investigators Issue Subpoena To Michael Cohen As Part Of Trump Foundation Probe State Investigators Issue Subpoena To Michael Cohen As Part Of Trump Foundation Probe
State Investigators Issue Subpoena To Michael Cohen As Part Of Trump Foundation Probe Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to President Donald Trump, has been subpoenaed by New York state investigators as part of a probe of the Trump Foundation, according to multiple reports. The move comes less than 24 hours after Cohen agreed to a plea agreement on eight charges, including multiple felony counts of bank and tax fraud as well federal campaign-finance violations involving hush-money payments he made to women who say they had extra-marital affairs with Trump.  Cohen, 51, said in court that Trump directed him to make the hush-money payments, and one audio recording by C…
Westchester Tax Preparer Busted For Alleged Fraud For Second Time, DA Says Westchester Tax Preparer Busted For Alleged Fraud For Second Time, DA Says
Westchester Tax Preparer Busted For Alleged Fraud For Second Time, DA Says A tax preparer in Northern Westchester with a previous conviction for tax fraud is facing new charges after allegedly engaging in an elaborate scheme “constituting a systematic ongoing course of conduct.” Yorktown Heights resident Steve Sabba, 61, has been charged in an eight-count indictment with tax fraud and other felonies following a lengthy investigation by investigators by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.  Sabba and his company, TaxPro Financial Network, were arraigned this week in Westchester County Court. A…