A husband and wife from Larchmont today pled guilty to Grand Larceny and Repeated Failure to File Tax Returns.

As part of their plea, 48 year old Denise McDonald and 54 year old Christopher McDonald  who own three businesses in Larchmont and Rye agreed to pay back the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance $542,066 in unpaid State sales tax money.

Prosecutors say over a period of eleven years, between 1998 and 2009, the McDonalds collected State sales tax from customers but failed to remit the money to New York State. 

The couple own C.W.M. Horticultural Services a landscaping company, Twinkle Toes Baby, Inc, a baby clothing store with two stores, one in Rye, the other in Larchmont, and Wish Home Styles Inc, a home furnishings store located in Rye. 

Sentencing is set for June 14, 2011.