Ellen Lee, an expediter operating a liquor license corporation in Flushing, New York, pleaded guilty to one count of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, for filing forged and false applications with the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA).
Lee allegedly filed more than 170 fraudulent applications directly to the SLA’s offices in New York City by providing phony “Proof of Citizenship Affirmation,” forged attorney signatures and/or other inaccuracies.
If convicted, Lee faces a maximum penalty of 4 years of imprisonment.
