Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 41-year-old Jason W. Seefeldt of Buffalo was sentenced this morning before Erie County Court Judge Sheila A. DiTullio to 5 years of probation.
Between December 1, 2015 and May 31, 2019, the defendant, while working as the owner of Jay’s Wiseguy’s Pizza, LLC, failed to pay $298,458.30 in sales tax to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.
In addition, the defendant admitted that he underreported his income on his personal tax reports for three years. Between 2016 and 2018, the defendant failed to pay $160,242.00 in income tax to New York State. As part of the plea agreement, the defendant was permitted to enter a guilty plea to only the felony charge related to his business. Seefeldt pleaded guilty to one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree (Class “C” felony), the highest sustainable charge, on January 11, 2022.
As part of the plea agreement, Seefeldt signed a Confession of Judgment to pay full restitution, which requires him to pay a total of $458,700.30 to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance over the course of five years. To date, he has paid $49,000.00 in restitution.
DA Flynn commends the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance for their work in this investigation.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Robin J. Deubler of the Special Investigations and Prosecutions (SIP) Unit.
