HOUSTON, Texas – A local man has been arrested for allegedly failing to pay employment taxes owed to the IRS, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Matters Karen Kelly.
The arrest comes after a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Joseth Limon, the owner of Platinum Employment Group Inc., a company that supplied laborers to businesses in the Houston area.
According to the indictment, Limon allegedly failed to file employment tax returns and pay over taxes his company withheld from employee paychecks, despite paying his employees over $3.5 million and withholding over $450,000 from their paychecks between 2016 and 2018.
If convicted, Limon faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and up to a $250,000 possible fine.
The investigation was conducted by IRS Criminal Investigation, and the case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Shirin Hakimzadeh and Trial Attorney Curtis Weidler.
Limon is expected to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christina A. Bryan at 2 p.m.
An indictment is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence. A defendant is presumed innocent unless convicted through due process of law.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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