Bensalem Temp Agency Owner Owes More Than $3M: IRS

BENSALEM, PA — A Bensalem man is accused of failing to pay over the trust fund portion of his company's employment taxes and filing false individual and corporate tax returns for multiple years.

Heng Han, 49, made his first appearance in federal court and was indicted on the charges Wednesday afternoon, Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced.

Han is the owner of HBH Global Resources, Ltd. According to the indictment, he provided temporary employees to work for client companies in various industries including light and heavy manufacturing and construction work. Han was legally obligated to withhold payroll taxes from wages paid to his employees, and was responsible to pay over these taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.

He was also required to file, following the end of each calendar quarter, an Employer’s Quarterly Federal Income Tax Return setting forth the total amount of wages and other compensation subject to withholding, the total amount of income tax withheld, and the total amount of social security and Medicare taxes due to the IRS.

Although Han late-filed the forms, he has allegedly never paid a combined total of approximately $1,739,560 in withholding taxes due to the IRS for years 2012 - 2015.

The indictment further alleges that during those years, Han also never filed corporate or individual tax returns. In 2016, Han is reported to have filed corporate and individual tax returns that underreported HBH’s gross receipts for each year 2012 - 2015 by approximately $5,184,450. This is estimated to have resulted in a tax loss of approximately $1,771,550.

“Heng Han’s alleged scheme to enrich himself victimized honest American taxpayers and business owners who pay their tax obligations,” U.S. Attorney Williams said. “Over years, he caused the IRS to lose millions of dollars in tax revenue. This type of fraud will be aggressively investigated and prosecuted by this Office.”

If convicted, Han faces a maximum possible sentence of 22 years in prison and a $420,000 fine. He may also be responsible for the full amount of the taxes due, in addition to the payment of penalties and interest to the IRS.

The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anita Eve.

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