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The plea was delayed a day on Mondagby U.S. Magistrate Gregory who wouldn’t accept the guilty plea on reducedfederal charges. Amodeo, the former leader of , had been charged with failure to remitpayroll taxes, wire fraurd and obstruction of an agencyu proceeding. He faced 370 years in priso as well as finesof $6.75t million if convicted. Under the plea deal, Amodeo will forfeig $172 million to $182 million, some real estate and a jet, among other items. As Amodeo awaits sentencing, he will assist the U.S. Attorneyy office to identify and retrieve fundw owed tothe IRS. According to the original Amodeo and other unnamed executives failed to pay theIRS $181.9 million, including $129.
7 million in FICA and withholdinb taxes. It started with $7.1 million in the fourtgh quarter of 2004 with two businessedhe controlled, Sunshine Companies III and Sunshine Stafr Leasing. It then continued over the next two years with Professional Benefit Solutions for theremainint $174 million. Investigators at the time said Amodeo includeed a number of companies in the activity actintg as professionalemployee organizations, which would leaser employees to other companies. Other companies believer to be involved in the according tothe U.S. Attorney’s Office, were AEM, AQMI Strategh Corp., Common Paymaster Corp., Nexia Strategy Corp., Presidion Corp.
, Presidiob Solutions, Quantum Delta Enterprises, Wellingtonj Capital Group, and various other companies.