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Houston business owner indicted for failure to pay employment taxes

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Friday, January 31, 2025

Houston business owner indicted for failure to pay employment taxes

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A federal grand jury has indicted a local business owner in Houston for failing to file employment tax returns and neglecting to pay taxes withheld from employee paychecks. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Matters Karen Kelly of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

Joseth Limon, the accused, is scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christina A. Bryan at 2 p.m. The indictment claims that Limon owned Platinum Employment Group Inc., which provided laborers to businesses in the Houston area. It is alleged that between 2016 and 2018, Platinum paid its employees over $3.5 million and withheld more than $450,000 from their paychecks but failed to remit these taxes to the IRS or file any employment tax returns.

If found guilty, Limon could face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

The investigation was conducted by IRS Criminal Investigation, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Shirin Hakimzadeh and Trial Attorney Curtis Weidler of the Department of Justice’s Tax Division handling prosecution duties.

It is important to note that an indictment is merely a formal accusation of criminal conduct and not evidence of guilt. A defendant remains presumed innocent unless proven guilty through due process.

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