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Clearwater Restaurant Owner Charged with Pocketing Sales Tax
Carmine J. Chioccariello, 40, former owner of The Venue restaurant on Ulmerton Road, faces a felony charge for allegedly keeping $126,000 in sales taxes paid by customers.
A former Clearwater restaurant owner is accused of pocketing $126,000 in sales taxes paid by customers, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Carmine J. Chioccariello, 40, former owner of restaurant on Ulmerton Road, faces a felony charge relating to theft of state funds.
Chioccariello was released on $15,000 bond Wednesday.
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The Venue , state records show.
It reopened in May as The V Tampa Bay under new owner John Bernier, the Times reports.
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