They never really said what business I supposedly did in NY (the allegations kept changing), but it related to a pressure vessel my company manufactured that had been sold in Texas which then got resold several times by subsequent owners eventually ending up in NY years later.
Anyway they wanted several hundred thousands in taxes. They basically demanded I prove I didn’t sell it in NY.
It took probably $50k in lawyer fees to resolve and a lawsuit in federal court that (once the appropriate burden of proof — NY had to prove I sold it in NY) — that NY immediately crumbled and backed off.
They’re just dirtbags who see someone has money and they want to take it.
Years after they lost in court, they tried again, offering to “settle my debt”.
thanks!