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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.
Gerard Terry — the one-time Democratic power broker from North Hempstead who held as many as six public jobs that paid him more than $200,000 a year — admitted in court Thursday he failed to pay
nearly all his federal income taxes over an 18-year period.
nearly all his federal income taxes over an 18-year period.
In January, agents with the IRS Criminal Investigation Division and the FBI arrested Terry and charged him with one count each of tax evasion and obstructing the Internal Revenue Service.
Terry, 63, of Roslyn Heights, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Central Islip to tax evasion. Prosecutors said he owes $1.4 million in taxes plus interest and will have to pay it back. As part of a plea deal, prosecutors dropped the obstruction charge.
Eastern District prosecutor Artie McConnell said in court papers that despite making more than $250,000 a year since 2000, Terry only paid $9,000 in federal taxes.
Before Terry entered his plea, formerly the counsel for numerous public county and town agencies in Nassau said he “knowingly and willfully” failed to pay taxes from 2000 to 2017. During this period, Terry said, “I consistently filed my taxes late or not all. . . . Substantially, most of my taxes were not paid.”
U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert set sentencing for February. Seybert said Terry faces a fine of up to $100,000 and 3 years of supervised release after serving his prison term.
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Under federal law, Terry faces up to 5 years in prison. Prosecutors said under sentencing guidelines, they estimated he would probably get between 30 and 36 months.
Terry “took the plea because he is guilty,” his attorney, Stephen Scaring of Garden City, said after the hearing. “There are a lot of mitigating factors that will result in leniency,” he said he believed.
Terry declined to comment after the hearing, as did McConnell.
Much of Terry’s income, according to officials and public records, came from his work as a lawyer for the Democratic commissioner at the Nassau County Board of Elections, the North Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals, the Freeport Community Development Agency, the Roosevelt Library board, the Long Beach Housing Authority, and the villages of Port Washington and Manorhaven. Terry also served as counsel to the North Hempstead Town attorney.
At the time of Terry’s arrest, officials said he “routinely failed to file personal . . . tax returns.”
When questioned by the IRS, Terry filed forms years late that contained false information and failed to report income accurately, officials said in January.
Also, to prevent the IRS from seizing his assets, officials said, Terry cashed $500,000 worth of wages or compensation checks rather than depositing them in a bank; deposited only a minimum amount of cash in bank accounts to cover regular expenses and luxury purchases; and created and used a checking account in the name of a fictitious person.
Terry has said his failure to pay taxes stemmed from a “cascading
series of serious” health problems.
series of serious” health problems.
Terry also has pleaded guilty to a separate state tax case.
In September, Terry pleaded guilty in Nassau County Criminal Court to failing to file a 2010 state tax return for personal income and to not paying more than $3,000 in state taxes.
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The judge in that case said he expected to impose a sentence of up to 6 months in jail and 5 years of probation. The state sentence would probably run concurrently with any federal sentence, officials with the district attorney’s office said at the time.
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I possess broad based skills in program management, project development and staff supervision gleaned from over two decades of serving in executive level positions in municipal government, a public benefit corporation, a public authority, and in secondary education
My principal strengths are creative problem solving, the ability to motivate staff to exceed performance expectations, communication and human relations skills, the ability to make reasoned decisions based on my life centering experiences, and being a loyal, supportive team member. I deeply value ethical conduct, trustworthiness, loyalty, and a respectful work environment.
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As deputy Commissioner I assisted the Commissioner with operation and maintenance of Town Hall facilities This included overseeing the procurement of goods and services, assisting with the preparation of bids and request for proposals, monitoring purchasing procedures, ensuring compliance with state, county, and town regulations governing the procurement of goods and services. I was also involved with special projects such as the solar energy farm on the town's landfill, outsourcing the truck and automotive parts operation, and the town wide building energy efficiency project, I also had specific responsibility for overseeing the operation of the Port Washington Public Parking District.
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As Vice President of Administration and Operations for the Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (OTB): I oversaw the establishment of the Race Palace Teletheater, a Las Vegas casino style venue for horse racing located in Plainview L.I.; I created the Fast Track program which located off site wagering machines in sports bars and restaurants throughout Nassau County; supervised a team that created the Nassau Downs OTB web site; Instituted on-line wagering capability by creating BetNowNY internet site; coordinated Marketing Department promotional campaigns for major races e.g. Triple Crown. Additionally, I developed and implemented company policy, coordinated the operation of all company departments, assisted in strategic planning, coordinated special projects, oversaw governmental relations, assisted in labor contract negotiations, reviewed branch audit reports, oversaw procurement, developed RFP’s, reviewed company contracts, and coordinated all marketing activities.
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