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Owner of famed NYC bagel biz hit with tax charges

Published: November 18, 2009 6:20 PM
By The Associated Press  JENNIFER PELTZ (Associated Press Writer)

Quick ReadOwner of famed NYC bagel biz hit with unemployment tax cheating charges; case taps new laws

NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of a storied New York City bagel business shortchanged the state out of a lot of dough by cheating on taxes, prosecutors said Wednesday.

H&H Bagels owner Helmer Toro pocketed more than $369,000 in income and other taxes withheld from employees' paychecks and set up shell companies to game the unemployment insurance tax system out of another $33,000, Manhattan District...

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