Sarasota restaurant owner admits to IRS scheme, faces prison time

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 2:00 p.m. July 10, 2023
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  • Manatee-Sarasota
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A co-owner of Boatyard Waterfront Bar and Grill pleaded guilty last week to failing to disclose income to the IRS as part of a scheme to avoid reporting cash sales at the Sarasota restaurant. The Boatyard is the colorful eatery on the Sarasota side of Stickney Point Bridge that leads to Siesta Key. 

 

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