A Houston business owner has pleaded guilty to failing to pay over $1.6 million in employment taxes withheld from his employees’ wages, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
Harry Lamar Curtis III, who owned Information Advisory Group LLC, a cybersecurity and IT firm in Houston, was responsible for withholding and paying federal income taxes, FICA taxes, and employer matching amounts from employee paychecks. Despite being a former certified public accountant, Curtis did not file any business tax returns for the company since 2016 and failed to remit $1,647,142 in employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service during that period.
Curtis also admitted that he had not filed any individual tax returns since 2008.
“U.S. District Judge Sim Lake will impose sentencing Feb. 12, 2026. At that time, Curtis faces up to five years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 maximum fine.”
“He was permitted to remain on bond pending that hearing.”
The case was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brad Gray.
