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NY Collision Repair Shop Owner Indicted for Tax and Insurance Fraud

February 3, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

New York Attorney General Alleges Defendants Stole Over $480,000 In Sales Tax; Collision Repair Shop Owner And His Wife Also Allegedly Failed To Remit Personal Income Taxes Totaling Over $160,000

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Acting Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Nonie Manion announced the arrest of Jose Cardona, 38, on four separate indictments related to his ownership and operation of two Nassau County collision repair shops. Jose Cardona’s wife, Veronica Cardona, 38, and employee Peter Bifolco, 35, were also charged. The indictments were unsealed late Wednesday.

The arrest are the latest result of a focus by

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