A Bossier City woman has pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns.

40-year-old Susan Santoro pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to one count of making or subscribing a false tax return.

U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley says Santoro, who was the general manager of Top Dollar Pawn in Bossier City from 2009 to 2011, embezzled more than $300,000 from the company by falsifying records.

A review of her personal bank accounts revealed numerous large, unexplained cash deposits that far exceeded her income. Authorities say she did not report the money and owed an additional $88,000 in taxes.

Santoro is to be sentenced on May 11th. She could face up to three years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and restitution.

 

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