Tea Party diner owner, whose menu featured Dictator Obama Eggs, guilty of welfare fraud
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Michael Tassone, owner of the American Diner in Liverpool, was sentenced May 5, 2016 to a one year conditional discharge after he pleaded guilty to offering a false instrument for filing, a misdemeanor. Tassone was required to pay $23,235 in restitution to the Onondaga County Department of Social Services. He was accused of defrauding the government by that amount by failing to disclose income when he applied for Medicaid benefits. -Syracuse Police
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The owner of a diner whose menu includes a "Dictator Obama" egg special that comes with a grossly inflated tax has admitted he defrauded the government of more than $23,000 in welfare benefits.
Michael P. Tassone, owner of the American Diner in suburban Liverpool, was sentenced May 5 to a one year conditional discharge after he pleaded guilty to offering a false instrument for filing, a misdemeanor.
Tassone paid $23,354 in restitution to the Onondaga County Department of Social Services as part of the disposition of the five-year-old case, Senior Assistant District Attorney Michael Kasmarek said.
Tassone and his diner were featured in a Fox News story in March because of the unique menu it offers customers.
At the American Diner, you can order a "Dictator Obama/NYS Special (King Cuomo)" plate of eggs and toast for $3.59 plus tax. But the tax on it is $27.99, according to the menu.
Tassone's menu also includes "The Anti-Michelle Obama Don't Tell Me What To Eat Or Feed My Kids Burger."
Tassone's restaurant offers a decidedly Conservative brand of politics along with its breakfast and lunch platter
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