KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knox County woman has pleaded guilty to tax evasion and been ordered to repay over $180,000 for unpaid sales tax from two local restaurants.
Kathea Gissele Andrade Argueta has pleaded guilty to theft over $60,000 and a dozen counts of tax evasion.
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She was ordered to pay $187,543.70 in restitution and given a 10-year sentence suspended to supervised probation with credit for time served.
The charges were brought over unpaid sales tax on behalf of Fiesta Garibaldi Mexican Restaurant and Anafres Grill & Market.
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“It is a felony for retailers to collect sales tax from the public and fail to remit it to the state,” Revenue Commissioner David Gerregano said. “The Department of Revenue pursues criminal sanctions to provide accountability for these actions.”…