Jason M. Frierson U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada
A former business owner in Nevada, Deborah Meadows, pleaded guilty to willfully failing to pay employment taxes for her cleaning company, A to Z Employment Services LLC. Meadows, 64, who previously lived in Las Vegas, managed all financial aspects of the company and was responsible for withholding Social Security, Medicare, and income taxes from employees’ wages. She was also required to submit quarterly employment tax returns to the IRS.
Court documents show that between the first quarter of 2010 and the fourth quarter of 2020, Meadows withheld these taxes but did not remit them to the IRS or file the necessary tax returns. Additionally, she failed to file individual tax returns from 2018 through 2021 despite being legally obligated to do so. The total tax loss resulting from her actions exceeded $1.2 million.
After an IRS investigation began, Meadows attempted to obstruct a grand jury inquiry by providing altered bank records and inaccurate tax documents. These records falsely indicated that another company she owned had made significant payments to the IRS when no such payments were made. She also submitted false individual and employment tax returns showing supposed payments that she knew had not occurred.
Meadows pleaded guilty to one count of willful failure to account for and pay over trust fund taxes. She faces up to five years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for May 21, 2026; a federal district court judge will determine her sentence after reviewing applicable guidelines and statutory factors.
Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada, and Acting Special Agent in Charge Jarom Gregory for IRS Criminal Investigation's Phoenix Field Office announced the plea.
The case is being investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation. Prosecution is led by Assistant Deputy Chief Eric Powers and Trial Attorney Regina Jeon of the Tax Section in the Criminal Division with assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada.
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