Seven busted for not filing tax returns

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced that a Flushing doctor and an East Elmhurst nurse were among seven people – four attorneys, two doctors and a nurse – who pleaded guilty to not filing state tax returns.
The case found that all seven did not file the state tax returns for at least three years and in some cases five years.
Ari Edelstein, a doctor from Flushing, made at least $414,961 from 2000 and 2004. However, records show Edelstein only paid $1,496 in taxes and filed no tax returns. Edelstein pleaded guilty to failing to file a tax return, a misdemeanor, and was sentenced to pay a $10,000 fine, serve 25 hours of community service and repay all outstanding taxes, penalties and interest.
Philomena Walker, a nurse from East Elmhurst, earned at least $756,350 between the years of 2000 and 2004, but records show she paid only a total of $45,902 during those years without filing any returns. Walker pleaded guilty to failing to file a tax return, a misdemeanor, and is scheduled for sentencing August 14.
Other defendants include John Lynch, a Manhattan attorney; Dominic Pompa, a Staten Island doctor; Ronald Goldman, an attorney from Brooklyn; Justine Clark, a Manhattan attorney; and Lawrence Wechsler, an attorney from Great Neck.