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Co-Owner Of Multiple Companies Sentenced To 12 Months And A Day In Prison For Failing To Pay Over $1 Million In Payroll Taxes

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey

A co-owner of multiple businesses was sentenced today to 12 months and a day in prison and two years of supervised release for failing to pay over $1 million in payroll taxes for his companies. Omar Mostafa, 57, of New Jersey, pleaded guilty on Aug. 8, 2022, before U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner to an information charging him with willful failure to collect or pay taxes.

Updated February 15, 2023
Topic
Tax
Component
USAO - New Jersey
Press Release Number: 23-040

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