New England Drywall Contractor Guilty of Cheating IRS
J&J Drywall Inc., of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty to cheating the Internal Revenue Service out of more than $2.8 million by paying workers in cash and not withholding appropriate taxes, federal prosecutors said.
In a piece that appeared in The Providence Journal, as reported by Michael McDermott, Jesus Jose Mendez, co-owner of the drywall contractor, and his business partner used check-cashing businesses to secure more than 600 business receipt checks—totaling more than $16 million, prosecutors reported.