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A nationally known celebrity chef known as “Lord of the Pies” who owns restaurants in Westchester and Fairfield counties will spend time behind bars after admitting to not paying taxes.
Bruno DiFabio, age 51, of Ridgefield, was sentenced on Thursday, May 6 to 30 days in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to a federal tax offense in 2018.
Specifically, DiFabio pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to file false income tax returns and payroll tax returns.
Currently, DiFabio has ownership interests in several pizza restaurants in Connecticut and New York, including:
Pinocchio Pizza LLC, doing business as Pinocchio Pizza in New Canaan;
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A nationally known celebrity chef known as “Lord of the Pies” who owns restaurants in Westchester and Fairfield counties will spend time behind bars after admitting to not paying taxes.
Bruno DiFabio, age 51, of Ridgefield, was sentenced on Thursday, May 6 to 30 days in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to a federal tax offense in 2018.
Specifically, DiFabio pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to file false income tax returns and payroll tax returns.
Currently, DiFabio has ownership interests in several pizza restaurants in Connecticut and New York, including:
Pinocchio Pizza LLC, doing business as Pinocchio Pizza in New Canaan;
Celebrity pizza chef Bruno DiFabio gets prison time for tax evasion
Federal prosecutors say the ‘Lord of the Pies’ schemed with others to hide income from his restaurants, costing the government more than $800,000 lost in tax revenue.
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Bruno DiFabio, a celebrity pizza chef who owns restaurants in Connecticut and New York, was sentenced to 30 days in prison Thursday for tax evasion.
Bruno DiFabio displays a pizza at ReNapoli Pizzeria & Chicago Italian Beef in Old Greenwich, Conn.
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DiFabio, 51, known as “Lord of the Pies” and for appearing on “Chopped” and other TV shows, was sentenced in federal court in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was ordered to report to prison on July 12 and remains free on $100,000 bail.
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A nationally known celebrity chef known as “Lord of the Pies” who owns restaurants in Westchester and Fairfield counties will spend time behind bars after admitting to not paying taxes.
Bruno DiFabio, age 51, of Ridgefield, was sentenced on Thursday, May 6 to 30 days in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to a federal tax offense in 2018.
Specifically, DiFabio pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to file false income tax returns and payroll tax returns.
Currently, DiFabio has ownership interests in several pizza restaurants in Connecticut and New York, including:
Pinocchio Pizza LLC, doing business as Pinocchio Pizza in New Canaan;
Celebrity Pizza Chef Bruno DiFabio Gets Prison Time for Evading $800,000 in Taxes DiFabio, known as “Lord of the Pies” and for appearing on “Chopped” and other TV shows, admitted to scheming with others to avoid paying the tax money, before he was sentenced to 30 days in prison
Published May 6, 2021 •
Updated on May 6, 2021 at 11:32 pm
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Bruno DiFabio, a celebrity pizza chef who owns restaurants in Connecticut and New York, was sentenced to 30 days in prison Thursday for tax evasion.
DiFabio, 51, known as “Lord of the Pies” and for appearing on “Chopped” and other TV shows, was sentenced in federal court in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was ordered to report to prison on July 12 and remains free on $100,000 bail.