Nearly $1M paycheck tax scheme lands Fort Myers businessman in prison

A Fort Myers man was sentenced Monday to 2½ years in federal prison for not paying taxes he withdrew from employees' paychecks.

U.S. District Court Judge Sheri Polster Chappell also ruled that Timothy Meade, whose age was not given, would have to pay back $971,130 in restitution in addition to the 30-month sentence. 

Meade pleaded guilty in November to four of seven felony counts he was charged with for failing to pay taxes he had collected from employees.