BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Hamburg restaurant owner was sentenced Thursday afternoon for failing to pay over $59,000 in state sales taxes, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office.

30-year-old Elder Guadalupe Martinez, owner of Mexico City restaurant, failed to pay $59,325.03 in taxes collected on food and beverage sales between December 2017 and March 2021.

In November 2023, Martinez pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree criminal tax fraud and one count of second-degree grand larceny.

Martinez was sentenced to five years of probation. She was ordered to pay full restitution in that time.