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The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance announced that a small-businessman has been arrested and charged with 31 felonies for sales tax evasion. (Name and address withheld) was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to:

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ONE COUNT OF 2ND DEGREE GRAND LARCENY;

FOUR COUNTS OF 2ND DEGREE CRIMINAL TAX FRAUD;

10 COUNTS OF 3RD DEGREE CRIMINAL TAX FRAUD;

ONE COUNT OF 4TH DEGREE CRIMINAL TAX FRAUD; and

15 COUNTS OF 1ST DEGREE OFFERING A FALSE INSTRUMENT FOR FILING.

The defendant owns and operates (name and address withheld) in “ “ “ County. The company consists of three Subway sandwich shops and one Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, all located in nearby. The felony complaint alleges that the business significantly underreported taxable sales from December 2010 to February 2015 by $2,220,324. During that same period, the stores allegedly collected $184,925 in sales tax that wasn’t paid to the state as required by law.

“A merchant who collects tax on the sale of food and beverage, yet knowingly fails to remit the tax, is stealing not only from the state but from municipalities counting on these funds for critical public services,” said Acting Tax Commissioner Nonie Manion. 
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(Name withheld) faces up to 15 years in prison and possible civil fraud penalties that are double the taxes determined to be owed. The District Attorney will prosecute the case. * A criminal complaint is only an accusation; the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.