Dr. Jeffrey S. Stein, a vascular surgeon who practiced in Manhattan and at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, was sentenced on Friday to 18 months in prison for tax cheating.

His wife, personal-injury lawyer Marla Stein, was sentenced to a year-and-a-day in prison.

Together, the duo pleaded guilty in federal court in Manhattan to evading $350,000 in taxes by claiming phony professional expenses and then creating false documentation to thwart an IRS audit.

The Steins, 58 and 52, live in Manhattan. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote agreed to stagger the sentences of the two so that one will be able to care for the couple's teenage children while the other is serving time.

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island. Credit: Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 15: LI's top basketball players On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island.

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island. Credit: Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 15: LI's top basketball players On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island.

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