COLONIE, N.Y. — An Albany–area car-dealership business owner has been sentenced for stealing more than $160,000 in sales taxes by underreporting more than $2 million in taxable sales. That’s according to a Friday, Jan. 24 announcement from New York Attorney General Letitia James and Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and […]
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COLONIE, N.Y. — An Albany–area car-dealership business owner has been sentenced for stealing more than $160,000 in sales taxes by underreporting more than $2 million in taxable sales.
That’s according to a Friday, Jan. 24 announcement from New York Attorney General Letitia James and Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) Amanda Hiller.
They say Guy Kennedy Nicolas of Colonie, owner of G&A Auto Care, Inc., failed to file annual sales-tax returns for his auto-dealership business for all but two years from 2013 to 2023. Both he and his business pled guilty to the felony of second-degree grand larceny in November 2024. Judgements were entered against Nicolas and G&A Auto Care, requiring them to pay back the full amount of stolen sales tax. Nicolas was also sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 23 to five years of probation. G&A Auto Care was sentenced to a three-year conditional discharge. As part of the sentences, both admitted to the full amount of sales tax owed and had judgements entered against them requiring them to pay back the $160,000 owed to the state.
“Having a license to operate a car dealership in New York carries a responsibility to follow the law in the process of running that business, including paying your taxes,” DMV Commissioner Mark J.F. Schroeder said in the attorney general’s announcement. “I am pleased that our team was able to assist in this case, and I applaud the efforts of the office of the attorney general and partner agencies to hold this business accountable on behalf of all New Yorkers.”