Coal Operator Pleads Guilty in Federal Tax Evasion Case
An Eastern Kentucky coal operator, John Thomas Quintrell, pleaded guilty to withholding over $22 million in federal income taxes and Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes.
- Quintrell entered a guilty plea on six federal counts of willful failure to collect or pay over tax.
- He was informed of his tax obligations by the IRS but failed to pay over taxes due and owing, using funds for personal use instead.
- Quintrell also failed to truthfully account for and pay over federal income taxes and social security taxes withheld from employee wages.
Quintrell was the manager and sole member of Civil LLC, a limited liability company engaged in coal mining in Harlan County and other areas.
No comment from Quintrell or his representatives was available.
Author's summary: Coal operator guilty of tax evasion.