The New York Post reported that New York tax warrants against Daniel Gordon total $59,141,763.16. Routine collection paperwork had not been filed in the case.
What state law allows
A docketed warrant under New York Tax Law Section 692 can create a civil judgment and allow state tax officials to pursue tools including wage garnishment, bank restraints and property liens, according to Ronald S. Cook, PC. A warrant lien continues for 20 years from the date of docketing, according to Ronald S. Cook, PC.
The Post reported that New York tax department spokesman Darren Dopp said debtors are removed from the state’s top-100 list if a new warrant is not filed within 12 months. Grounds for removal from the list include bankruptcy, active resolution, a review or protest, a resolved warrant and notification of death. Tax department spokeswoman Alexis Richards said the department is the primary enforcer of public tax debts unless it refers a case to the attorney general’s office, according to the Post.
How New York’s debtor list works
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance publishes its top-100 delinquent-taxpayer lists quarterly. A debtor must have had at least one warrant filed in the prior 12 months to appear, though the warrants included in the total may span multiple years. The department’s guidance on the list does not state annual tax-debt collections or the statewide total of outstanding tax debt.
What the bankruptcy record says
A decision by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York says Gordon pleaded guilty in 2003 to wire fraud involving $43 million from Merrill Lynch, money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States. The court records that he served 22 months in federal prison from late 2005 to 2007. The court’s decision denied Gordon a Chapter 7 discharge after finding repeated failures to disclose financial dealings and false oaths.
Separately, the New York Post reported that Gordon acknowledged under oath in 2013 that he owed more than $34 million in back taxes. The Post also reported that New York named him its No. 1 tax debtor in 2016, when his outstanding warrants totaled $25.1 million.
California property, businesses and charity
The New York Post reported that Gordon and his wife, Kate, live in a 10,495-square-foot Rancho Mirage home valued at more than $5 million and that Gordon’s businesses and charity share a Los Angeles office suite. Polomar Health Services was formerly Trustfeed and operates Polomar Specialty Pharmacy.
Gordon operates Gordon Philanthropies, a prison reform charity. The New York Post reported that Gov. Gavin Newsom sent the charity a letter of praise in November 2024.
In January, Gordon Philanthropies partnered with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to open the Malibu Conservation Camp Outdoor Educational Center, according to GlobeNewswire. The release said the camp’s 40 incarcerated women firefighters contributed 16,171 hours fighting wildfires in 2025. In September 2023, the charity partnered with Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna and the Sheriff’s Department to open a children’s library at the Men’s Central Jail visiting center, according to Random Lengths News.
