Month: March 2014

Johnson County tax preparer pleads guilty to filing false tax return

A tax preparer in Johnson County pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal tax fraud charges that cost a Kansas company more than $744,000,
U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. John M. Moore, 52, Lenexa, pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax return and one count of wire fraud.
In his plea, he admitted a company he owns, Accent Payroll Services (APS), was hired to provide payroll processing services for Tytan International L.L.C. of Lenexa, Kan.
From 2008 to 2010, APS was responsible for paying the wages of Tytan’s employees, withholding employment taxes, filing Tytan’s employment tax returns on Internal Revenue Service form 941 and paying withheld employment taxes to the IRS.
Moore transferred more than $2 million in employment tax withholdings from Tytan’s bank account to his company’s bank account. However, he only paid the IRS approximately $1.3 million.
To keep Tytan from receiving notices from the IRS that taxes were not paid, Moore gave the IRS an address for Tytan at a post office box he controlled. Sentencing is set for May 29.

Former legislator charged with bank fraud

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Kansas legislator, Trent LeDoux, with bank fraud.
Some of the money went into his political account, the indictment alleges.
The U.S. attorney’s office is prosecuting the case, which was investigated by the FBI.
LeDoux, 40, Holton, a Republican who represented Jackson County and part of Shawnee County in Kansas, was charged with three counts of bank fraud and two counts of money laundering.
The alleged crimes took place in 2011 and 2012 while LeDoux was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives.
The indictment alleges LeDoux received three loans — $106,600, $175,500 and $183,000 – from Farmers and Merchants Bank of Colby, Kan.
He allegedly told the bank he would use the funds to buy cattle, but the indictment alleges he transferred $15,000 on Dec. 31, 2011, and $12,000 on Aug. 1, 2012, to his campaign account.

I-435 bridge joint replacement project begins in Wyandotte County

A joint replacement project began Monday for the Riverview Road Bridge over I-435 and another project starts next Tuesday on southbound I-435 bridge over Wolcott Road in Wyandotte County.
Work is taking place on the project during daylight hours on the weekdays with some Saturday work.
The Riverview Avenue Bridge over I-435 was clos…ed to all traffic on Monday for joint replacement work. A marked detour is being provided. Traffic will detour on 102nd Street and 98th Street to Kansas Avenue to cross back over I-435. Project work is scheduled to be completed by late March 2014.
Beginning at 9 a.m. March 18 through mid-April 2014, southbound I-435 over the Wolcott Road Bridge will be reduced to one open lane just north of K-5 around the clock.
Sometime in mid-April 2014, southbound I-435 over the Wolcott Road Bridge will be reduced to two open lanes, one additional lane will be reopened, throughout the duration of the project.