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and/or work when Andrew Cuomo is in Church and tracks are running all across the United States with great races to bet.  Working is for people who are Governor. Betting is for people who are not Governor.
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	New York State Department of Taxation and Finance 518-45-PRESS (518-457-7377) geoffrey.gloak@tax.ny.gov September 30, 2013
NYS Tax Department Arrests Dunkirk Man for Filing False NY Tax Returns IRS says he also filed 122 bogus Federal tax returns
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Thomas H. Mattox announced that a Dunkirk, NY man under investigation for tax fraud was arrested today for filing fraudulent income tax returns  - in the names of deceased individuals.  John Berry, 42, of 65 N. Ermine Street, was charged with Offering a False Instrument in the First Degree, a class E felony and Attempted Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a class A misdemeanor.  He was arraigned in Dunkirk City Court before the Hon. Walter Drag.  He was released on his own recognizance.  His next court appearance is scheduled for October 15.   The Tax Department’s investigation found a number of the withholding statements (W-2s) used fraudulently by Berry claimed wages from a not-for-profit entity located in Chautauqua County.  The investigation revealed that the persons listed on the W-2s were dead.  Berry filed 40 New York State income tax returns between 2008 and 2009 claiming fraudulent refunds of $25,194.   Working with the Internal Revenue Service, the Department also learned that, for the same years of 2008 and 2009, Berry sought $200,000 in illegal refunds by filing 122 Federal returns, again using the social security numbers of dead people.  Berry has pled guilty to the charges brought by the IRS and is expected to be sentenced on those charges in October.   “This is a case in which the State, leveraging information from the Federal government, was able to identify multiple instances of stolen identity, and bring them to an end,” said Commissioner Mattox.  “It appears the defendant clearly set out to steal on a regular basis from the State, and by doing so, cheat all the taxpayers of New York who pay their fair share.  Such criminal activity won’t be tolerated.”  The arrest was made and the case investigated by the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) of the New York State Tax Department.  In addition, a CID officer has been appointed as the Special Assistant District Attorney to prosecute the case.  CID is comprised of attorneys, criminal investigators and auditors tasked with uncovering violations of the State Tax Law.  In New York State, 96% of taxes are paid by businesses and individuals who voluntarily meet their tax responsibilities. The remaining 4% is collected through the Tax Department's audit, collections and criminal investigations programs. Through its enforcement programs, the Department ensures fair tax administration for all New Yorkers.  A criminal complaint is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Stop scratching on holidays
Published: June 1, 2012

Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.