Ooh, Shiny Things
From the newspaper company whose earnings are way, way, way down this quarter comes the following:
Gov. David A. Paterson’s top aide, who failed to pay income taxes or file returns from 2001 to 2005, was afflicted by “late-filing syndrome,” a condition that made it difficult for him to fill out his tax returns, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
The lawyer, Richard S. Kestenbaum, said that he believed that the aide, Charles J. O’Byrne, despite an annual income of about $100,000 and an Ivy League education, could not bring himself to undertake the task of filling out his tax forms every year. Mr. O’Byrne and his doctor have described him as clinically depressed during that period.
“Most times, with professionals, these are very high-functioning people who otherwise complete all the other ordinary tasks of their life,” Mr. Kestenbaum said during a news conference in Manhattan.
Pardon me if I wrap this up quickly, but I’m feeling early onset symptoms of “no-filing syndrome.” I’ll be back after I’ve discussed this with my lawyer.
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