BRONX LAWYER REPAYS $34,600 AFTER PLEADING GUILTY
TO FAILING TO FILE TAXES FOR THREE YEARS
Defendant Also Did Not Secure Workers’ Compensation for Employees
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx attorney who
practices real estate law has repaid nearly $35,000 to New York State after pleading guilty to
failing to file income taxes and failing to secure Workers’ Compensation for her employees.
District Attorney Clark said “The defendant showed a complete lack of respect for the
law – a betrayal to her profession as an attorney and a slap in the face of hardworking
taxpayers. We will not tolerate financial misbehavior from anyone.”
District Attorney Clark said that the defendant, Kathleen Bradshaw, 53, of Ardsley,
N.Y., pleaded guilty to the misdemeanors of fourth-degree Tax Fraud and Failure to Secure
Workers Compensation on January 31, 2018 before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Robert A.
Neary. Today, after paying back $34,600 in back taxes, penalties and interest to the NYS
Department of Taxation and Finance, she received a conditional discharge.
According to the investigation, Bradshaw allegedly failed to file New York State taxes
from 2009 to 2011. She also allegedly falsely reported information on a 2014 NYS-45 form.
Furthermore, Bradshaw allegedly violated the Workers’ Compensation Law, failing to provide
coverage for her employees from 2012 to 2015.
District Attorney Clark thanked the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance’s Criminal
Investigations Division for their valuable assistance in this investigation.
BRONX PARENTS INDICTED ON ENDANGERMENT CHARGES; LEFT
5-YEAR-OLD SON ALONE IN HOME RIDDLED WITH VERMIN AND FECES
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx couple has been
indicted on Endangerment charges for leaving their child alone in their apartment which was
infested by rodents and spattered with blood and feces.
District Attorney Clark said, “This was a deplorable situation; a 5-year-old boy and his
three siblings were living in such squalor. The parents had a duty to protect their children from
these dangerously unhealthy conditions.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendants, Charlotte Lewis, 48, and Wilfred Lewis, 59,
both of 3054 Kingsbridge Avenue, were indicted on first and second-degree Endangering the
Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person and four counts of Endangering the
Welfare of a Child. The defendants were arraigned today before Bronx Supreme Court Justice
George Villegas. Bail was continued at $15,000 and they are due back in court on May 31,
2018.
According to the investigation, on January 26, 2018, authorities were called to the
family’s apartment where they found a neglected 5-year-old boy. The child was found with
insects on his body and the apartment was infested with dead and live rodents and insects, and
walls were stained with blood and feces.
District Attorney Clark thanked Assistant District Attorney Nick Lastella for his
assistance in the case.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
BRONX MAN INDICTED ON ASSAULT CHARGES FOR BEATING 4-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER WITH ALUMINUM BASEBALL BAT
Child Allegedly Hit During Parental Argument; Suffered Liver Damage
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been
indicted on first-degree Assault and other charges for repeatedly striking his daughter with a
baseball bat and seriously injuring her.
District Attorney Clark said, “Allegations of abuse against a helpless, innocent child are
more horrific and disturbing when they are against a family member meant to protect the child.
This little girl was left alone with serious injuries until her mother found her. We will work
hard to find a measure of justice and safety for both of them. ”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Noel Morales, 32, of 1145 Morrison Avenue,
was indicted on first-degree Assault, three counts of second-degree Assault, third-degree
Assault, fourth-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Endangering the Welfare of a
Child. He was arraigned today before Bronx Supreme Court Justice George Villegas. Bail was
continued and he is due back on May 29, 2018.
According to the investigation, on January 14, 2018, inside an apartment shared by
Morales, his daughter and the girl’s mother, Morales struck his four-year-old daughter three
times with a baseball bat following an argument with the girl’s mother. The child’s mother,
who was at work, later found the girl and rushed her to a hospital. The girl suffered severe
injuries including contusions to the liver, bruising on her stomach and back and a broken arm.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
