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Prakash Mehta, 72, Pleads Guilty, $200,901 Restitution

A Mecklenburg County businessman pleaded guilty to three counts of Embezzlement of State Property for failing to remit North Carolina Sales Tax. Prakash Mehta, 72, was sentenced to a 16 month minimum, 29 month maximum prison term (suspended), placed on 24 months supervised probation, ordered to complete 120 hours of community service, and paid $200,901.12 in restitution. The charges stemmed from embezzling $200,901.12 in sales tax collected during January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024.

Georgia Santos Arrested for Tax Charges Related to Kahealani Property Services

The Hawai'i Department of Taxation announced felony and non-felony charges against Georgia Santos for alleged violations of state tax laws involving Kahealani Property Services LLC. Santos faces five felony counts of Willful Failure to Collect and Pay Over Tax under Section 231-36.4, HRS, for tax years 2018-2022, and twelve non-felony counts of Willful Failure to File Return under Section 231-35, HRS, for tax years 2018-2023. Santos was arrested on April 10, 2026, with assistance from Hawai'i County Police Department.

Team Lease Directors Sentenced for $1.3M Tax Evasion

The Canada Revenue Agency announced that Ghansham Vania and Davinder Vania, sole directors of temporary staffing agency Team Lease, were sentenced January 16, 2026, in Newmarket Courthouse to conditional sentences of two years less a day. Ghansham Vania was fined $450,000 and Davinder Vania was fined $500,000 for one count of fraud over $5,000 under the Criminal Code. The investigation revealed they diverted corporate funds into 31 personal bank accounts, underreporting $1.3 and $1.5 million respectively on their 2013-2016 tax returns and evading $394,103 and $452,784 in federal income taxes respectively.

Quebec Administrator and Accomplices Guilty of Tax Evasion

The CRA announced that Gaétan Desbiens, administrator of Cade Groupe Conseil inc., consultant Claude Genest, and CPA Jessy Savaria pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges. For fiscal years 2012-2014, they claimed personal loan repayments as business expenses and fabricated false documents during a CRA audit. Desbiens received a six-month conditional sentence and $74,450 fine; Genest was fined $74,450; Savaria must complete 240 hours of community service within 18 months.