Soupman Inc. (fka SOUPQ)

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‘Soup Nazi’ exec arrested for tax evasion

http://nypost.com/2017/05/23/soup-nazi-exec-arrested-for-tax-evasion/

No tax for you!

The chief financial officer for the Staten Island-based Soupman Inc. — made famous by the iconic “Soup Nazi” episode of “Seinfeld” — was busted Tuesday for not paying half a million dollars in taxes over the course of four years, authorities announced.

Robert Bertrand, 62, allegedly avoided paying Medicare, Social Security and federal income taxes to the tune of more than $593,000 by not reporting cash earnings or the fact that Soupman employees were compensated on the side with stock awards, the US Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn said.

The saucy scheme lasted from 2010 to 2014 — resulting in more than $2.8 million in cash and stock compensation flying under the radar, the feds said.

Bertrand allegedly was warne??d in 2012 by an external auditor that the cash and stock awards should be reported to the IRS.

Bertrand, of Norwalk, Conn., was charged in a 20-count indictment and will be arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Brooklyn federal court. He faces a maximum of five years in prison.

Soupman, which started in 1984 as Soup Kitchen, rocketed to fame after the 1995 “Seinfeld” episode? aired?, resulting in the infamous punchline?,? “No soup for you!” The company licenses the famous name and recipes of “Soup Nazi” Al Yeganeh.

Bertrand has been with the company since 2004 and boasts 33 years of “financial and operations experience,” according to Soupman’s website.