A Lawrence man has plead guilty to two counts of theft related to sales tax and ordered to pay nearly $55,000 in restitution to the State, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said yesterday. Sixty eight year old James Morey of Lawrence, pled guilty to two misdemeanor theft charges in Douglas County District Court. Judge Stacey Donovan accepted the plea and sentenced Morey to pay close to $55,000 in restitution to the State of Kansas, a $500 fine and serve 30 days in the County Jail.
The case was investigated by the Kansas Department of Revenue’s Office of Special Investigations, which determined that Morey failed to remit sales taxes that he collected while operating two businesses in Douglas County. Morey told investigators that he used the sales tax money from the businesses for personal reasons.
