D.A. Vance Announces the Guilty Plea of Marc Bernstein.

A press release from Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.:

 

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. today announced the guilty plea of MARC A. BERNSTEIN, 55, a lawyer who stole more than $2.2 million from his clients and failed to pay income taxes. BERNSTEIN pled guilty to all of the charges against him: sixteen counts of grand larceny in the second and third degrees, two counts of scheme to defraud in the first degree, one count of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, and also two counts repeated failure to file income tax returns. If he abides by the conditions set by the court at the time of the plea, BERNSTEIN will be sentenced to up to 3 to 9 years in state prison, and will be required to pay restitution.  

 

“The crimes of the defendant were reprehensible acts of betrayal,” said District Attorney Vance. “His clients, already injured by the negligent acts of others, were again victimized by their lawyer. In addition to these crimes, the defendant defrauded the City and State of New York out of tax revenue. This case sends a message to unscrupulous professionals who seek to prey on their clients.”

 

District Attorney Vance thanked New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward and Deputy Commissioner William Comiskey for the of the Department’s assistance, especially Auditor Elias Del Rosario.

 

Assistant District Attorney Leah Keith of the Special Prosecution Bureau, and Assistant District Attorney Maurice Mathis handled the prosecution of the case under the supervision of Assistant District Attorney Gilda Mariani, Chief of the Money Laundering and Tax Crimes Unit. Chief Financial Investigator Robert Demarest also assisted.

 

Defendant information:

 

MARC A. BERNSTEIN

330 E. 33rd Street

New York, New York

 

Charges:

 

 

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