Peter Anthony Thomas, a Charlotte businessman now residing in Miami, Florida, entered a guilty plea for failing to remit over $2.5 million in employment taxes to the IRS, according to an announcement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The taxes stemmed from wages collected between 2017 and 2023 at his sports-themed bar/restaurant/lounges in Charlotte, and other establishments in Florida and Maryland. Donald “Trey” Eakins, Special Agent in Charge of the IRS, Criminal Investigation, Charlotte Field Office, joined King in the announcement.