A Staten Island businessman, and Chief Financial Officer of the ‘Soup Nazi’ business, was charged with tax evasion.
Robert N. Bertrand, 62, was arraigned today in United States District Court in Brooklyn on 20 counts of failure to pay Medicare, Social Security, and federal income taxes.
Between 2010 and 2014, Bertrand paid Soupman employees on the side in unreported cash amounts, and compensated certain employees in large unreported stock awards, according to the indictment and publicly filed documents. The total approximate unreported cash and stock compensation was $2,850,967.59.
The total approximate tax loss to the United States was $593,971.52.
As stated by Acting United States Attorney Bridget M. Rohde, “As alleged, the United States was fleeced out of more than half a million dollars through the defendant’s corporate misdeeds. Tax crimes like those alleged in the indictment hurt every American citizen. My Office and our law enforcement partners will prosecute such crimes to the full extent of the law.”
Bertrand faces a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment if convicted of the offense. He will be represented by the Office’s General Crimes Division, led by Assistant United States Attorney Kaitlin T. Farrell.
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- Ryan S Rozycki, Tax Evasion Scheme, New Jersey 2023 · New Jersey
- Michael Q. Fu, Tax Evasion, NJ 2024 · Delaware
- Alexander Gumucio, Tax Evasion, Washington 2023 · New York
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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