(Washington, DC) Today, Nicholas Cho, former owner of Murky Coffee LLC, located at 660 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, made himself available for processing and was booked on those criminal charges by the Metropolitan Police Department. Cho had been charged with 82 counts of tax fraud in connection with his failure to file monthly sales tax returns in a timely manner and to make the required sales tax payments during the period of December 20, 2004, to January 31, 2008,  

These charges were brought by the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General in connection with a criminal investigation conducted by the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue Criminal Investigation Division.   According to documents filed in the District of Columbia Superior Court, Cho also failed to file and pay unincorporated franchise taxes for tax years 2006 and 2007. In total, the delinquent tax amounts to more than $100,000, plus penalties, interest and possible fines.

If found guilty for each charge, Cho could face up to 180 days imprisonment and a criminal fines of $5,000, plus full restitution and court costs.

OTR encourages individuals to report tax fraud by calling the toll-free Tax Fraud Hotline at 1(800) 380-3495 or by sending an email to TaxFraudHotline@dc.gov.