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Andrea Bitely
Megan Hawthorne
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LANSING Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced that Sushi Samurai Inc.
owned by Christina and Dong Hyun Chang, of Orchard Lake, has pleaded guilty to 64 felonies
for embezzling sales tax paid by customers and underreporting their income at their restaurant
Sushi Samurai.
The plea entered late Thursday, October 19, relates specifically to Sushi Samurai Inc. Owners
Dong Hyun, 46, and Christina Chang, 51, still face the following charges:
The restaurant pleaded guilty on Thursday, October 19, 2017 in the 6th Circuit Court in Oakland
County before Judge Phyllis McMillen. Sentencing has been set for November 30, 2017 at 1
p.m. Sushi Samurai is also required to pay restitution for their unpaid taxes in the amount of
$274,378.52 in income taxes, penalty and interest and $706,101.07 in sales tax, penalty and
interest.
Case Background
The Changs were charged after a joint investigation by the Department of Attorney General and
the Department of Treasury into whether the restaurant was using an illegal Point of Sale (POS)
sales suppression software.
During the investigation, it was determined that the sales in Sushi Samurais records were
significantly higher than those reported to the state. The zapper software essentially deletes
sales from the Point of Sale records. It was determined that thousands of sales receipts had been
deleted.
After further investigation, it was determined that in total the Changs via their business
embezzled over $170,000 in sales tax receipts alone. In addition, over $2.5 million in sales were
allegedly never reported or accounted for in income tax filings between 2012-2016. The Changs
used this money for business and personal expenses.
A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendants are presumed innocent unless
proven guilty.