Restaurateur Sentenced to Probation for Tax Fraud
The Bethel Park man was targeted in an IRS investigation into restaurant owners that were not reporting their gross receipts accurately.
A Bethel Park man has been sentenced in federal court three years probation on his conviction of committing tax fraud. Chief United States District Judge Gary L. Lancaster imposed the sentence on Thomas N. Liadis, Sr., 61, of the Dorchester Towers apartment complex in Bethel Park. According to a news release provided by U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton, Liadis was the owner of the Grecian Isles local chain of Greek restaurants in the Pittsburgh area, with locations at the PPG building, USX Tower and Station Square. In 2010, Liadis was targeted in a proactive IRS investigation into restaurant owners that were not reporting their gross receipts accurately to the IRS. At that time, Liadis had listed his restaurants for sale and in order to sell…
Deb
9:01 am on Sunday, January 27, 2013
In theory, I agree. But a consumption tax, I suspect, would open up a black market in goods because everyone tries to find a way around paying taxes. And as far as people paying more taxes than they owe, I know that is true in some cases, but people being paid "under-the-table" and under-reporting income is so prevalent, that it is a much bigger problem. more ›