PEO Owner Charged With $6 Million in Tax Evasion

The owner of a professional employer organization in Oklahoma City was charged with $6 million in tax evasion, the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Western District of Oklahoma announced late last week. A federal grand jury handed down a 23-count indictment against Janis Edwards, of Oklahoma City, on Thursday, the attorney's office announced. Edwards owned Corporate Resource Management Inc. and several affiliated companies that operated as PEOs, managing the payroll of small businesses, the attorney's office said. The businesses hired Corporate Resources Management t...