Canada: Niagara winery executive pleads guilty to tax evasion
Canada: Niagara winery executive pleads guilty to tax evasion
Feb 25, 2012
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(Nationalpost) - The chief executive of a Niagara-on-the-Lake winery renowned for its ice wine has pleaded guilty to evading more than $100,000 in income taxes.
Charles Pillitteri, who heads up the family-owned Pillitteri Estates Winery, entered the plea in a St. Catharines courthouse this week, marking the culmination of a Canada Revenue Agency investigation dating back to 2004.
“This is very unfortunate, especially in a family business. We’re on the road to recovery though,” said Connie Slingerland, the company’s chief financial officer and Mr. Pillitteri’s sister.
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