That’s a Lot of Tacos – Owner of Mexican Restaurant Files False Tax Returns, Hides $2.5 Million in Sales

Juan Hurtado, the owner of five Pepe’s Mexican restaurant franchises in Chicago, pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns and underreporting his income by approximately 2.5 million dollars. From 2016 to 2018 Hurtado filed 11 false tax returns with the IRS. He also admitted to giving his accountants false sales reports that underreported the gross receipts and sales of his restaurants.

Hurtado faces up to three years in federal prison, plus restitution of unpaid taxes, penalties and fees to the IRS.