Department of Revenue Special Agents arrested two Rutherford County business owners on charges of sales tax evasion and theft in recent months. The two suspects are expected to file a plea in court on December 19th.
The agents recently took Muuad Abdo Nasser, the owner of Tony's Market and Jimmy's Tobacco in La Vergne, Tenn., and Shirishkumar Hira, the managing member of Comfort Suites in Smyrna, Tenn., into custody.
On November 5, the Rutherford County Grand Jury indicted Nasser on one Class E felony count of sales tax evasion and one Class C felony count of theft of property over $10,000. The indictments charge Nasser with willfully trying to evade sales tax totaling $47,966.58 from October 2011 through September 2012.
The Rutherford County Grand Jury also indicted Hira on one Class E felony count of sales tax evasion and one Class B felony count of theft of property over $60,000. The indictments charge Hira with failing to file sales tax returns from August 2009 through August 2012, and failing to pay $185,738.25 in tax revenue collected to the state.
Again, the duo will be in court to file a plea on December 19th.
