SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO WIRE FRAUD AND FAILURE TO PAY EMPLOYMENT TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH HIS TIME SHARE EXIT BUSINESSES

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today for his commission of a fraud scheme and his failure to pay employment taxes that stemmed from his operation and ownership of multiple time share exit businesses.

Brian Scroggs, 54, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of wire fraud and one count of failure to pay employment taxes. This successful prosecution is one of many federal fraud cases pursued under the leadership of President Donald Trump and through the establishment of the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. According to the ple...