Payroll company owner gets more than 6 years for fraud scheme
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John M. Moore admitted to skimming off employment withholding tax money from a Lenexa-based company.
A Johnson County man was sentenced to prison for skimming off employment tax money from a Lenexa company.
John M. Moore[6] pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax return and one count of wire fraud. He was sentenced on Tuesday to 78 months in federal prison.
Moore owns Accent Payroll Services, which was hired to handle payroll processing services for Tytan International LLC. He transferred more than $2 million in employment tax withholdings from Tytan's bank account to his company's account, yet only paid the Internal Revenue Service[7] about $1.3 million. Moore was able to intercept notices to Tytan about unpaid taxes by giving the IRS an address for a post office box that he controlled.
In a release, Sybil Smith[8], special agent in charge of IRS criminal investigation, reminded businesses using a third party for payroll services that they remain responsible for taxes owed. "The IRS will work with victims to set up payment plans or possibly reduce penalties," she said.
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