CONCORD, NH – The Hillsborough County Grand Jury has indicted Thomas Katsiantonis, 44, of Manchester, on four counts of tax evasion, four counts of theft, one count of falsifying physical evidence and one count of conspiracy to commit tax evasion.
As alleged in the indictments, Katsiantonis owned and operated both Grand Slam Pizza II and Tommy K’s Restaurant and Bar. The theft charges allege that Katsiantonis, as owner and operator of Grand Slam Pizza II, stole over $277,000 in monthly meals and rentals tax payments from June 1, 2011 through January 31, 2017, and as owner and operator of Tommy K’s Restaurant and Bar stole over $146,000 in such payments from May 1, 2015 through January 31, 2017.
Katsiantonis was also indicted on four counts of tax evasion related to Grand Slam Pizza II’s business profit taxes from 2007, 2012, 2013 and 2014, as well as on charges related to a DRA audit of Grand Slam Pizza II.
Darvi Rosenberg, 62, CPA, of Claremont, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit tax evasion. As alleged in the indictment, Rosenberg’s charge stems from his involvement in a conspiracy with Katsiantonis to evade unlawfully Grand Slam Pizza II’s and Katsiantonis’s tax obligations.
Among other alleged acts, Mr. Rosenberg produced fraudulent records to auditors, attempted to impair or impede the DRA’s audit and also caused false or misleading statements to be made to DRA auditors.
Both defendants are scheduled to be arraigned on July 21, 2017 at 9 a.m.
Katsiantonis serves as a city Alderman and NH State Representative. He has said he will not seek re-election to his aldermanic post this fall.
The Department of Revenue Administration and the Attorney General’s Office continue to investigate revenue suppression related to the State’s tax programs. If you have information related to revenue suppression or tax fraud, please visit the Department of Revenue Administration’s website at or send an e-mail to TaxFraudHotline@dra.nh.gov or call the Tax Fraud Hotline at 603-230-5030.
