Former Rangel staffer pleads guilty to tax charges
James Capel, former district director of the New York office of embattled Rep. Charles Rangel, pleaded guilty this morning to one count of failure to file a tax return and two counts of tax fraud, all misdemeanor charges.
Capel, who left Rangel's office in February, must fork over $42,088 in back taxes and penalties and foot a $10,000 fine. He'll stay out of jail providing he's paid up by his sentencing date of July 12.
In taking his plea, he admitted in Manhattan Criminal Court that he failed to file tax returns for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. The crimes are misdemeanors because Capel was paying some taxes automatically via payroll withholding.
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