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Nick Cho, former owner of Murky Coffee, has been charged with 82 counts of tax fraud, according to the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue. Cho formally turned himself in this morning after being charged by the Attorney General's office in connection with his failure to file monthly sales tax returns for his Capitol Hill coffeeshop during the period of December 20, 2004, to January 31, 2008, in addition to failing to file unincorporated franchise taxes for tax years 2006 and 2007.
Regular readers will remember that Cho's tax woes forced him to close first his D.C. location last year and then his Clarendon store as well earlier this year. He has since taken on some managerial duties for the recently opened Chinatown Coffee Company. Cho is also semi-famous for having publicly threatened to punch one of his customers in his dick after the customer complained that Murky wouldn't serve him an iced espresso.
According to OTR, if he's found guilty on each charge, Cho could face up to 180 days in jail and fines of $5,000, plus full restitution and court costs.
UPDATE: Over at City Desk, Jason Cherkis finds evidence that Cho is having some trouble finding a defense attorney, and that his gig at Chinatown Coffee is actually temporary and soon coming to an end.
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Maybe he can open a Junkpunchers™ in the joint.
He still won't serve iced espresso.
That latte art is a disgrace. Nick deserves better than stock photos of some garbage heart thingy.
I concur. Can we have candid and awkward shots of Cho here? I don't read this rag for the stock photos or the half-naked women in the ads*.
*yes I do.
DCist should dip into its vast reserves of lucre, generated through its dalliances with softcore porn advertising, and hire a professional photographer to take custom photographs of a guy punching another guy - who is holding an iced latte - in his junk. This would undoubtedly be met with unmitigated glee by the commentati.
On a completely unrelated matter, I want to warn Mr. Cho that junkpunching in prison may land a shower date.
or martin could just mock it up davy dcist-style.
I think the latte art isn't a heart at all. It looks like the trademarked logo for Junkpunchers... which is a boxing glove. You can't see it because it's cropped, but there's another latte cup design with a dick on it - kinda ties the whole thing together.
If you turn it upside down, it looks like some guy's junk.
whoa. And right side up, it's lady junk. Clearly, this is the work of the gods.
He still owes me royalties off the Junkpunchers® brand which he shamelessly stole from me after junkpunching me for them. He distracted me with his wide-hipped gangster moll in booty shorts and a tube top. Let this be a lesson: never trust a big butt and a smile.
I like an image of a vagina on top of my coffee, thank you!
Couldnt have happened to a nicer guy...
Awwwww.
Peregrine WIN, Chinatown Coffee Co. FAIL
Say what you want about the guy, he makes, and causes to be made under his tutelage, a fantastic cup of coffee. I'd like that he be held accountable under the law without this affecting what is a damn good thing going at Chinatown Coffee Co.
And the Chai. Oh man, what chai!
I got a photo with Nick once with my bro at Murky. I only wish my bro and I had posed with our hands over our privates. That would have been cool sheet.
Your bro? Or is that pronounced brah? Like dude brah?
What's the big deal? Just because the guy paid his taxes in $5 hot chocolate coupons.
In the summer.
Schadenfreude even tastes good from Sweden. But only $5,000? Not also forced to pay the close to half a million he owed in back taxes?
Well, duh. Nick Cho is one of Fenty's frat brothers. It's all part of Peter Nickles new tax code amendment: you get to keep all the money you stole before it's discovered you did anything wrong.
He may be required to pay full restitution plus up to $5000 in fines in addition to court costs. If he can get a decent attorney we all know that he will not be paying the full bill but most likely a significant portion of it.
According to OTR, if he's found guilty on each charge, Cho could face up to 180 days in jail and fines of $5,000, plus full restitution and court costs
Well, if you want an authority on criminal law in DC, look no farther than the OTR. Nevertheless, I'd imagine each count could potentially carry its own stiff penalty, no?
I believe they cane his junk twenty-seven times per violation.
He got off easy, I heard they were considering making him drink Sanka for 10 years.