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Press Releases 2009
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November

New Law Moves Toward Regulation Of Tax Preparer Industry (November 19, 2009)
West Seneca Businessman Sentenced In Sales Tax Scam (November 18, 2009)
Western New York Used Car Dealer Pleads Guilty To Stealing State And Local Sales Tax (November 12, 2009)
NYC Entrepreneur Indicted On Felony Tax Charges (November 10, 2009)

October

Binghamton Area Bar Owner Sentenced To One Year In Jail For Tax Evasion (October 30, 2009)
Deputy Tax Commissioner Delivers Testimony Before State Senate Committee On Indian Cigarette Sales (October 27, 2009)
Rochester Area Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Tax Charge For Failing To File Income Tax Returns (October 27, 2009)
New Tax Benefits MTA Region (October 26, 2009)
Former Queens Business Owner Sentenced To Pay More Than $65K Restitution For Tax Fraud (October 14, 2009)
Rochester Used Car Dealer Sentenced To Work Release In Sales Tax Fraud Case (October 14, 2009)
Former Local Bookkeeper Sentenced To Jail On Felony Income Tax Charge (October 09, 2009)
Former Sweden Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Tax Charge (October 09, 2009)
Genesee County Resident Arraigned On Felony Income Tax Charges (October 09, 2009)
Rapper "Method Man" Charged With Failure To Pay Over $32,000 In New York State Taxes (October 08, 2009)
New York Urges Taxpayers To Report Income From Offshore Bank Accounts (October 08, 2009)
Canandaigua Restaurant Owner Sentenced To Jail For Stealing Sales Tax (October 07, 2009)
Rochester Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Tax Charge (October 05, 2009)
Tax Department And Nassau County DA Announce Guilty Plea By Local Jeweler On Sales Tax Charge (October 02, 2009)
Tax Department Announces Initiatives To Improve Taxpayer Rights (October 01, 2009)

September

Tax Department And Brooklyn DA Announce Jail Time For New Jersey Woman Nabbed In Canarsie Liquor Store Sales Tax Sting (September 30, 2009)
Staten Island Doctor Pleads To Felony Tax Charge (September 25, 2009)
New Tax To Benefit MTA Region (September 25, 2009)
Taxpayer Voluntary Disclosure Program Strikes Gold (September 24, 2009)
West Henrietta Landscaper Faces Felony Tax Charges (September 22, 2009)
21 Cigarette Bootleggers Nabbed In Major Multi-Agency Undercover Cigarette Investigation (September 22, 2009)
Nassau County Man Indicted For Stealing Nearly $800K In State And Local Sales Tax (September 16, 2009)
Former Used Car Salesman From Tonawanda Gets Probation On Felony Tax Charge (September 11, 2009)

August

Buffalo Businessman Pleads To Felony Tax Charge (August 27, 2009)
Tax Department Releases Interest Rates (August 19, 2009)
Port Jervis Tobacco Dealer Cops Plea To Cigarette Stamp Forgery (August 05, 2009)

July

Pittsford Clock Repair Shop Owner Sentenced To Jail For Failing To File Sales Tax Returns (July 28, 2009)
Rochester Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Tax Charge (July 27, 2009)
Canandaigua Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty To Felony Tax Charge, Faces Prison Term (July 22, 2009)
Local Real Estate Investment Counselor Faces Felony Charges For Failing To File Income Tax Returns (July 21, 2009)
Manhattan Tax Preparer Faces Prison, Fines, For Preparing Phony Tax Returns (July 16, 2009)
Hornell Tax Accountant Nabbed In Undercover Sting Charged With Preparing Phony Tax Returns (July 16, 2009)
Eleven Charged In Massive Scheme To File Fraudulent Tax Returns Using Stolen Puerto Rican Identities (July 15, 2009)
Manhattan Restaurateur Pleads To Felony Tax Charge (July 14, 2009)
Local Restaurateur Pleads To Felony Tax Charge (July 14, 2009)
Manhattan Lawyer Pleads To Tax Charge And Pays More Than $60K Restitution (July 14, 2009)

June

Former Allegany County Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty To Felony Tax Charge (June 30, 2009)
Nassau County Doctors Arraigned On Felony Tax Charges For Failing To File Income Tax Returns (June 25, 2009)
Former Syracuse Business Owners Sentenced To State Prison For Sales Tax Crimes (June 16, 2009)
Rochester Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Tax Charge (June 10, 2009)
Tax Department And Brooklyn DA Announce Charges In Jewelry Store Sales Tax Sting (June 04, 2009)

May

New York Issues Guidelines For Victims Of Ponzi-Style Investment Schemes (May 29, 2009)
Tax Officials Identify Hard Working New Yorkers Who Did Not File For Tax Credits (May 22, 2009)
Brockport Auto Dealer Sentenced To Work Release And Probation In Tax Fraud Case (May 20, 2009)
Erie County Used Car Dealer Charged With 11 Felonies In Sales Tax Fraud Case (May 14, 2009)
Tax Department Releases Interest Rates (May 13, 2009)
Scarsdale Company Pleads To Felony Tax Charge (May 08, 2009)
Undercover Sting Nets 18 For Evading $2.2 Million In Cigarette Taxes (May 04, 2009)

April

Bronx Tax Preparer Pleads To Felony Tax Charge (April 24, 2009)
Canandaigua Restaurant Owner Faces Tax Charges (April 15, 2009)
Pelham Manor Deli Owner Faces Felony Tax Charges (April 09, 2009)
Tax Department Releases Interest Rates (April 07, 2009)
Syracuse Area Tax Probes Net Six Arrests (April 01, 2009)

March

Rochester Area Used Car Dealer Pleads To Felony Charge In Sales Tax Fraud Case (March 30, 2009)
Six Rochester Area Lawyers Face Felony Charges For Failing To File Income Tax Returns (March 26, 2009)
Seven Downstate Tax Preparers Face Fraud Charges (March 24, 2009)
Newburgh CPA Pleads Guilty In Undercover Sting (March 23, 2009)
Big Payoff for Tax Dept's Limited Amnesty Program (March 19, 2009)
Former New York City Police Officer Indicted In Illegal Trafficking Of Contraband Cigarettes (March 18, 2009)
Three Manhattan Business Owners Face Tax Charges (March 13, 2009)
Tax Accountant Charged In Undercover Sting (March 12, 2009)
Albany Bar Owner Faces Felony Tax Charges (March 12, 2009)
Three Nassau County Businesses Plead Guilty To State Tax Law Violations (March 03, 2009)

February

Tax Department Releases Interest Rates (February 19, 2009)
Erie County Smoke Shop Owner Pleads Guilty To Felony Tax Charges (February 13, 2009)
Disbarred Attorney Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud, Grand Larceny Charges (February 10, 2009)
Tax Department Website And Automated Phone Service Helps Taxpayers Track Refund Check Status (February 06, 2009)
Consumer 'Bill Of Rights' Protects Taxpayers From Dishonest Preparers (February 03, 2009)

January

Long Island Tax Preparer Jailed On Tax Fraud Charges (January 30, 2009)
Manhattan Businesswoman Pleads To Felony Tax Charge For Not Filing Personal Income Tax Returns (January 20, 2009)
Bronx Tax Preparer Faces Felony Charges For Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns (January 15, 2009)
Manhattan Lawyer Who Failed To File Tax Returns Pleads To Tax Charge And Pays $189K Restitution (January 15, 2009)
Used Car Salesman Pleads Guilty To Tax Charge (January 07, 2009)
Last Modified: July 01, 2009