Kansas Man Pleads Guilty To Not Paying Employment Taxes

KANSAS CITY – A Jefferson County man pleaded guilty today to failing to pay over payroll taxes to the Internal Revenue Service for a medical staffing company he owned, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

David Monhollon, 61, Ozawkie, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of failing to pay payroll taxes owed by First Call Medical Group, LLC. The company provided medical staffing services to health care providers. In his plea, Monhollon admitted he failed to pay a total of $68,261 for seven quarters of the company’s payroll taxes. He admitted he knew the taxes were due but paid other obligations such as payroll, utilities and telephone bills instead.

He will be sentenced at a later date. He faces a penalty of up to five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. McAllister commended IRS – Criminal Investigation, Tax Division Trial Attorney John Mulcahy and Assistant U.S. Attorney Leon Patton for their work on the case.