A California restaurant chain manager was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for employment tax fraud.
According to court documents, Aleksandar Sreckovic, of San Diego, was a manager for San Diego Home Cooking, a restaurant group with over 110 employees and five restaurants in the San Diego area: Cafe 56 & Bar and Mission Valley Cafe & Bar in San Diego, Lake Murray Cafe in La Mesa, Lakeside Cafe in Lakeside, and Centre City Cafe in Escondido. Sreckovic had significant control over the finances of San Diego Home Cooking and had a duty to account for and pay employment taxes on behalf of the company s employees to the IRS.
Prosecutors said that between the last quarter of 2014 and 2017, instead of filing employment tax returns or paying employment taxes for San Diego Home Cooking, Sreckovic paid other creditors and his own personal expenses. The tax loss associated with the fraud totaled more than $1.5 million, according to the DOJ. Sign up for our Breaking News Alerts newsletter to get the latest stories directly in your inbox.
The restaurant group included more than 110 employees and five restaurants in the county: Cafe 56 & Bar and Mission Valley Cafe & Bar in San Diego, Lake Murray Cafe in La Mesa, Lakeside Cafe in Lakeside, and Centre City Cafe in Escondido.
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San Diego Home Cooking chain manager sentenced for employment tax fraud
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The former manager of the San Diego Home Cooking restaurant chain was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison for failing to pay employment taxes over a period of several years.
Aleksandar Sreckovic, 53, was also ordered by a San Diego federal judge to serve one year of supervised release and pay about $2.3 million in restitution, according to the Department of Justice.
He pleaded guilty earlier this year to a federal employment tax fraud charge.
Prosecutors said that between the last quarter of 2014 and 2017, instead of filing employment tax returns or paying employment taxes for San Diego Home Cooking, Sreckovic paid other creditors and his own personal expenses. The tax loss associated with the fraud totaled more than $1.5 million, according to the DOJ.
Updated on January 14, 2021 at 10:36 pm
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An April 2 sentencing date is scheduled for the manager of the San Diego Home Cooking restaurant chain, who pleaded guilty to a federal employment tax fraud charge for failing to make tax payments over a period of several years.
Aleksandar Sreckovic admitted Wednesday in San Diego federal court that he didn t file employment tax returns or pay employment taxes for the chain from the last quarter of 2014 through 2017, according to the Department of Justice, which said the tax loss associated with the fraud totaled more than $1.5 million.
The restaurant group included more than 110 employees and five restaurants in the county: Cafe 56 & Bar and Mission Valley Cafe & Bar in San Diego, Lake Murray Cafe in La Mesa, Lakeside Cafe in Lakeside, and Centre City Cafe in Escondido.