Politics & Government
Mexican Restaurant Owner Arrested For Tax Evasion
Macias Rodriguez, who owned restaurants in Mauldin and Greenville, is accused of hiding some $4.5 million in gross sales over five years.
A Greenville restaurant owner has been arrested on multiple counts of tax evasion by the South Carolina Department of Revenue, WYFF reports.
Macias "Larry" Rodriguez, who owned multiple Guadalajara Restaurants in Greenville County from 2005 to 2010, including one on East North Street, , was arrested on six counts of tax evasion for allegedly failing to report more than $4.5 million of gross sales in that time period.
The failure to report let Rodriguez evade payment of more than $259,000 in state sales tax.
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