PEORIA, Ill. – Three people are facing a host of charges for allegedly understating at least a million dollars worth of sales tax receipts at local Shell gas stations – about a year after the stations were temporarily closed with crime scene tape around them.
A Peoria County Grand Jury Tuesday indicted Roger Multani and Jitender Singh on one count each of Theft of Property Over $1,000,000 and Wire Fraud, ten counts each of Theft of Governmental Property Over $100,000, and nine counts each of Sales Tax Evasion.
A third man, identified as Surinder Singh, faces six counts of Sales Tax Evasion, and one count of Wire Fraud.
The indictments allege between January of 2019 and July of last year, failed to send to the state sales tax money, supposed to be paid by the 20th of the month, and it’s alleged that sales tax on general merchandise during that period was understated.
The Illinois Department of Revenue confirmed an investigation was being done August 3, 2022.
All three suspects are not in custody, and are scheduled to be arraigned October 26th. The cases are expected to be prosecuted by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. WMBD Radio News has reached out to them for comment, and are awaiting a response.
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