A former Nevada business owner, Deborah Meadows, has pleaded guilty to willfully failing to pay over employment taxes related to her cleaning company, A to Z Employment Services LLC. Meadows, 64, previously of Las Vegas, was responsible for all financial operations at the company and for withholding Social Security, Medicare, and income taxes from employee wages. She was also required to remit these funds and file quarterly employment tax returns with the IRS.
According to court documents and statements made in court, between the first quarter of 2010 and the fourth quarter of 2020, Meadows withheld payroll taxes but did not submit them or file the necessary tax forms. Additionally, from 2018 through 2021, she failed to file her own individual tax returns despite being legally obligated. The total tax loss caused by these actions exceeded $1.2 million.
After becoming aware of an IRS investigation into her activities, Meadows attempted to obstruct a grand jury investigation by providing altered bank records and inaccurate tax documentation. The false records were intended to show that another company owned by Meadows had made significant payments to the IRS when no such payments occurred. She also submitted incorrect personal and business tax returns claiming taxes had been paid.
Meadows pleaded guilty to one count of willful failure to account for and pay over trust fund taxes. She faces up to five years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for May 21, 2026; a federal district court judge will determine the sentence after reviewing relevant guidelines and statutory factors.
“Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada and Acting Special Agent in Charge Jarom Gregory for the IRS Criminal Investigation’s Phoenix Field Office made the announcement.”
IRS Criminal Investigation is handling the case.
The prosecution is led by Assistant Deputy Chief Eric Powers and Trial Attorney Regina Jeon of the Justice Department’s Tax Division with support from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada.
