City Councilmember for Southern Brooklyn Chaim Deutsch pleads guilty to tax fraud

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By Curtis Brodner

(NEW YORK) New York City Councilman Chaim Deutsch pled guilty to tax fraud Thursday, NBC New York reported.

Deutsch, whose City Council district spans Brighton Beach, Manhattan Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Homecrest and Midwood, admitted to claiming about $82,000 of personal expenses as expenses for his real estate business, Chasa Management Inc., in 2016.

“As an elected official and community leader, Deutsch had a particular responsibility to follow the law,” said U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss in a press release from the Department of Justice. “Instead, over a multi-year period, Deutsch concealed his true business income to avoid paying his fair share of taxes.”

The Brooklyn Democrat’s second term in City Council ends in 2021, according to Ballotpedia. He is not eligible for re-election due to the term limit.

Incumbent Yvette Clarke defeated Deutsch when he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020.

The judge set a $10,000 bond with travel restrictions. Sentencing is scheduled for July 29.

Deutsch faces a maximum sentence of one year in prison, a maximum term of one year of supervised release and a maximum fine of $100,000. He will also have to pay the taxes he avoided.

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