A federal grand jury in Wichita has indicted Nicole Clem, a 42-year-old business owner from Augusta, Kansas, on multiple charges related to payroll tax fraud. Clem is the owner of Bookkeeping N Beyond, a company responsible for collecting and remitting employee payroll taxes for clients to federal and state authorities.
Court documents allege that between November 2017 and June 2024, Clem failed to make full or any tax payments on behalf of her clients. Instead, she is accused of using the collected funds for personal purposes. The indictment includes 19 counts of wire fraud, seven counts of money laundering, three counts of aggravated identity theft, and 21 counts of failure to pay employment taxes.
The IRS – Criminal Investigation division is handling the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hart is prosecuting the case.
"An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law," according to the release.
