密歇根州起诉底特律餐厅Kuzzo's及其老板：各被控五项销售税重罪
密歇根州总检察长 Dana Nessel 11月5日宣布，44岁的底特律居民 Ronald Bartell 与其企业 Kuzzo's LLC 本周二在位于密歇根州英厄姆县 Lansing 市的第54A区法院被提审，两者被控涉嫌违反该州税法。
Bartell 于2015年至2026年间通过 Kuzzo's LLC 在底特律经营 Kuzzo's Chicken and Waffles 餐厅。针对该企业与 Bartell 本人的指控，涉及该州销售税法的涉嫌违规行为。
Bartell 与 Kuzzo's LLC 各被控五项「税务——未申报、虚假申报或未缴付」罪名，每项均为最高可判五年监禁的重罪。
Nessel 表示：「密歇根州的企业应当依法收取、申报并向州财政部上缴其收取的销售税。销售税收入为我们的公立学校和地方政府提供重要资金。违规作弊的企业将被依法追究到底。」
Bartell 与 Kuzzo's LLC 下一次出庭仍将在第54A区法院进行，具体日期尚未确定。总检察长办公室说明，刑事指控仅为指控，被告在被证明有罪之前推定无罪；该办公室不提供登记照。
（来源：密歇根州总检察长办公室）
Michigan Charges Detroit Restaurant Kuzzo's and Its Owner With Five Felony Tax Counts Each
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on November 5 that Ronald Bartell, 44, of Detroit, and his business entity Kuzzo's LLC were arraigned on Tuesday in the 54A District Court in Lansing, a city in Ingham County, Michigan, on felony charges for allegedly violating Michigan tax law.
Bartell established Kuzzo's LLC as the business entity through which he operated Kuzzo's Chicken and Waffles in Detroit from 2015 to 2026. The charges filed against the business entity and Bartell concern alleged violations of state sales tax law.
Bartell and Kuzzo's LLC are each charged with five counts of Taxes – Failure to File/False Return/Payment, each a five-year felony.
"Michigan businesses are expected to properly collect, report, and remit the sales tax they collect to the state Department of Treasury," Nessel said. "Sales tax revenue provides essential funding to our public schools and local governments. Businesses that cheat will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law."
Bartell and Kuzzo's LLC are next scheduled to appear before the 54A District Court in Lansing, though the next appearance date has not yet been set. The Attorney General's office noted that a criminal charge is merely an allegation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty, and that the department does not provide booking photos.
(Source: Michigan Attorney General's Office)
来源：密歇根州总检察长办公室
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