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Thomas Katsiantonis and Claremont CPA Indicted on Tax Crimes
New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and Commissioner John T. Beardmore announce that the Hillsborough County Grand Jury indicted Thomas Katsiantonis (age 44), of Manchester, on four (4) counts of tax evasion, four (4) counts of theft, one (1) count of falsifying physical evidence and one (1) count of conspiracy to commit tax evasion.
As alleged in the indictments, Mr. Katsiantonis owned and operated both Grand Slam Pizza II and Tommy K’s Restaurant and Bar. The theft charges allege that Mr. Katsiantonis, as owner and operator of Grand Slam Pizza II, stole over $277,000 in monthly meals and rentals tax payments from June 1, 2011 through January 31, 2017 and as owner and operator of Tommy K’s Restaurant and Bar stole over $146,000 in such payments from May 1, 2015 through January 31, 2017. Mr. Katsiantonis was also indicted on four (4) counts of tax evasion related to Grand Slam Pizza II’s business profit taxes from 2007, 2012, 2013, and 2014, as well as on charges related to a DRA audit of Grand Slam Pizza II.
Darvi Rosenberg (age 62), CPA, of Claremont, was indicted on one (1) count of conspiracy to commit tax evasion. As alleged in the indictment, Mr. Rosenberg’s charge stems from his involvement in a conspiracy with Mr. Katsiantonis to evade unlawfully Grand Slam Pizza II’s and Mr. Katsiantonis’s tax obligations. Among other alleged acts, Mr. Rosenberg produced fraudulent records to auditors, attempted to impair or impede the DRA’s audit and also caused false or misleading statements to be made to DRA auditors.
Both defendants are scheduled to be arraigned on July 21, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.
The Department of Revenue Administration and the Attorney General’s Office continue to investigate revenue suppression related to the State’s tax programs. If you have information related to revenue suppression or tax fraud, please visit the Department of Revenue Administration’s website at http://www.revenue.nh.gov/how-do-i/report-tax-fraud.htm, or send an e-mail to TaxFraudHotline@dra.nh.gov, or call the Tax Fraud Hotline at 603-230-5030.