Nezir Boljevic, Tax Fraud, New York 2023

BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK - Nezir Boljevic, age 57, of Broome County, New York, was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in prison for a serious crime.

Boljevic, the owner of Vestal Diner in Vestal, New York, had pleaded guilty to one felony count of willful failure to pay federal payroll taxes. This crime occurred from 2007 through 2017.

According to court documents, Boljevic withheld payroll taxes from his employees' paychecks but did not report the withholdings or turn the money over to the Internal Revenue Service. To avoid collection efforts, Boljevic repeatedly put Vestal Diner in the names of a series of nominee owners with different Employer Identification Numbers for tax purposes.

In total, Boljevic failed to pay approximately $322,516.51 in payroll taxes to the Internal Revenue Service between 2007 and 2017.

The defendant will serve a three-year term of supervised release after he completes his prison sentence, and he was ordered to pay $322,516.51 in restitution to the IRS.

The case was investigated by Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI), and it was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael F. Perry and former Assistant United States Attorney Andrew Beaty.

Boljevic no longer owns or operates Vestal Diner.

Crime Date: N/A, Sentencing Date: N/A, Crime: WILLFUL FAILURE TO PAY FEDERAL PAYROLL TAXES (1 COUNT), Location: Binghamton, New York, Sentence: 12 months and 1 day in prison, Restitution: $322,516.51, Defendant Name: Nezir Boljevic, Defendant Age: 57, Defendant Address: Broome County, New York

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/broome-county-business-owner-sentenced-prison-tax-fraud