EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (First Alert 4) – The former owner of a Metro East restaurant is accused of defrauding the State of Illinois out of more than $100,000 in sales tax revenue.
Saran Puribhat, 54, of Belleville, is charged with two counts of theft of government property exceeding $100,000, one count of sales tax evasion exceeding $100,000, 39 counts of fraudulently filing sales and use tax returns and one count of wire fraud…