LATHAM BUSINESSMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TAX FRAUD.(Local)

Byline: United Press International

A Latham businessman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to a felony charge of filing a false income tax return, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

David McCleary, 58, waived an indictment and pleaded guilty to filing a fraudulent 1983 tax return, Assistant U.S. Attorney Bernard Malone said.

McCleary understated his income in 1983 by more than $15,000 and his tax by more than $2,300, Malone said.

In a plea bargain, McCleary also admitted …