$2.5M IRS fraud lands Cape Coral roofing company owner in prison

The owner and manager of Nastar Roofing, a Cape Coral roofing company, have been sentenced to three years and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty in November to committing tax fraud for not paying at least $2.5 million in money owed to the IRS.

William Skaggs Jr., the company’s owner, and Billie Adkison, its manager, must also serve three years of supervised release after leaving prison. The court will determine restitution at a later date, according to a statement. 

The U.S. Department of Justice says Skaggs and Adkinson admitted to using cash to pay employees in order to avoid paying federal withholding taxes.