Yonkers Contractor Pleads Guilty In Tax Fraud Case

YONKERS, N.Y. -- A Yonkers contractor pleaded guilty in a Manhattan federal court to two counts of tax fraud Tuesday, according to the Westchester County Business Journal.

The owner of a Yonkers construction company pleaded guilty to tax fraud on Tuesday.
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Joe Jenkins

03/05/2015 3:30 p.m.

Tariq Tahir, 66, failed to report nearly $2.2 million in sales between 2006 and 2007. He also reportedly paid his employees in cash in an effort to skirt employer taxes, WCBJ reported.

Tahir will be required to pay $771,000 in restitution to the IRS and an additional $112,000 to New York state. He faces a maximum of six years in prison when he is sentenced on June 5, WCBJ said.

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