A former executive of a soup company that licenses the recipes of the man who inspired a “Seinfeld” character admitted to omitting a key ingredient in running a business — paying taxes.
Robert Bertrand, the now-canned chief financial officer of Soupman Inc., pleaded guilty Monday to not paying the company’s taxes for one quarter in 2010.
When Brooklyn federal prosecutors unveiled the charges in May, they noted Soupman licenses Al Yeganeh’s name and recipes. He’s the inspiration for the Soup Nazi character on “Seinfeld.”
Bertrand, 63, copped to one count of failure to pay Medicare, Social Security and federal income taxes in a plea agreement on a 20-count indictment. He’ll have to pay back about $78,500 under the deal.
Bertrand is scheduled for sentencing in April. He faces up to 2 1/2 years, according to prosecutors.
Bertrand and his lawyer declined to comment outside court.
