Labor Contractor Pleads Guilty to Payroll Scheme

A labor contractor in Florida pleaded guilty to running an off-the-books payroll scheme that defrauded the federal government and work comp carriers. Alexis Garcia managed and directed Tape Drywall Services Inc., a company in Naples that provides workers for contractors.  Garcia took a percentage of the amount contractors paid for workers as a fee, then provided cash to supervisors to pay workers under the table.  From 2017 to 2019, Garcia cashed checks worth about $28 million but reported no wages to the IRS and did not withhold taxes or other deductions. He also defra...