United States of America v. Rebecca Adams

Greensboro, North Carolina failure to pay employment taxes criminal defense lawyer represented Rebeccca Adams.



According to documents and information provided to the court, Rebecca Adams, 57, and her daughter Elizabeth Wood, 40, operated temporary staffing businesses in Greensboro under the names A & R Staffing Solutions Inc., Wood Executive Services Inc., and Adams Staffing Enterprises Inc. Adams and her daughter withheld federal and state taxes from employees’ paychecks, but did not pay those taxes to the IRS. In 2015, Wood pleaded guilty to embezzling employee tax withholdings that were due to the state and was sentenced to prison. During Wood’s period of incarceration for the state payroll tax fraud, Adams continued to withhold taxes from employees’ paychecks, but did not pay those taxes over to the IRS. Adams also did not file with the IRS a required quarterly payroll tax return.



In addition to the term of imprisonment, U.S. District Judge N. Carlton Tilley Jr., ordered Adams to serve three years of supervised release and to pay approximately $2,222,834 in restitution to the United States.



On June 25, 2020, Wood was sentenced to 18 months in prison for failing to pay over employment taxes, and ordered to pay approximately $2,338,766 in restitution to the United States.



Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Zuckerman and U.S. Attorney Martin thanked special agents of IRS-Criminal Investigation, who conducted the investigation, and Trial Attorney Kevin Schneider of the Tax Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Chut, who prosecuted the case.



26:7202; Failure to collect/pay over tax

Minute Entry for proceedings held before JUDGE N. C. TILLEY, JR. Sentencing hearing as to REBECCA MARIE ADAMS held on 10/6/2020 on Count 11. Counts 1, 2-8, 9, 10, 12-19 and 20 dismissed. Defendant shall report to designated institution December 8, 2020 at own expense. AUSA Frank Chut appeared on behalf of the Government. Attorney Scott Coalter appeared as counsel for the defendant. (Court Reporter Jane Calhoun.) (Winchester, Robin) (Entered: 10/06/2020)