Scarsdale Neurologist Faces Prison Sentence for Tax Fraud

SCARSDALE, NY - A Scarsdale neurologist faces up to three years in prison for tax fraud.

Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said May 19 that David S. Younger, who has a private practice in Manhattan, pleaded guilty to one count of tax fraud for falsely classifying personal expenses as business expenses attributable to his medical professional corporation.

Bharara said Younger, 61, claimed more than $580,000 in falsely classified expenses in 2007 and 2008.

According to information from the plea proceeding, Younger filed both personal tax returns and corporate returns on behalf of David S. Younger MD PC, a professional corporation.

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During 2007 and 2008, Younger used corporate funds to pay personal expenses and falsely deducted them from the corporate returns as medical supplies, office expenses and professional fees.

He also omitted the personal expenses on his personal tax returns.

Among the personal expenses categorized falsely as business expenses were $100,000 for golf and country club fees, about $53,000 in property taxes for his residence, a $4,300 placement fee for a nanny/housekeeper and $345 for a Mickey Mantle baseball card.

Other falsely claimed expenses included furniture, construction work, airfare and restoration of a piano.

As part of his plea agreement, Younger will be required to pay restitution to the IRS.

He is scheduled to be sentenced September 19, 2016.