SCRANTON — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Pennsylvania, Middle), published as received.
SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Joseph Andershonis, age 58, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on July 26, 2017, by United States District Court Judge Richard Conaboy to serve 6 months’ imprisonment and 6 months’ home-confinement for failing to pay his company’s employment taxes. Judge Conaboy also ordered Andershonis to pay $212,508 in restitution.
According to United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, from the first quarter of 2010 to the last quarter of 2012, Andershonis failed to pay the employment taxes for his company, Just Very Affordable, Inc., a company that specializes in installing commercial kitchens His actions resulted in a tax loss of more than $212,000.
Andershonis was charged by an information in February 2017, and pled guilty pursuant to a plea agreement in March 2017.
The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Evan Gotlob prosecuted the case.
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