Officers at Central Kentucky health companies allegedly took part in $1.6 million tax fraud

Two officers at Central Kentucky healthcare companies allegedly conspired to defraud the government by not paying in $1.6 million in payroll taxes.

A federal grand jury indicted Lu Anne Wallace and Ann Sonderman Giles Thursday on a charge of conspiracy.

The grand jury also charged the two with embezzlement for allegedly withholding money from employees’ checks for health-insurance premiums, but not paying the money to insurance providers.

The two did not notify employees that the company’s group health coverage had been canceled, the indictment said.

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