Jannus Landing owner Jack Bodziak arrested, charged with not paying $208,000 in sales taxes
May 27th, 2009 by Wayne Garcia in Concerts, Local Music, News
The owner of one of St. Petersburg’s favorite concert venues, Jannus Landing, is in the Pinellas County Jail after state agents busted him on charges he didn’t pay sales taxes he collected at the concert site, which has hosted shows for the likes of Katy Perry and Conor Oberst in the past year. The venue is supposed to host a free show for The Hold Steady on Thursday.
The Times reports:
John C. Bodziak, the owner and president of Jannus Landing Courtyard, was arrested by state agents today on charges that he failed to pay $208,418 in sales tax from one of Tampa Bay’s most popular concert venues.
According to the Florida Department of Revenue, Bodziak collected sales tax from patrons of Jannus Landing at 220 First Avenue N, but didn’t send the state its share over various periods from June 2004 to July 2007. Investigators say Bodziak kept more than $200,000 meant for Florida’s coffers.
Cross-posted from the Daily Loaf
May 27th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
ironically, my captcha code for this reply was “whoa”…
Whoa in-fucking-deed. I wonder what this means for the venue itself.
May 27th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
My fingers are crossed that the venue makes it through.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
At least through the Hold Steady show!!
May 28th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
I don’t know how the venue can NOT make it through. It’s only one of the most well-known venues in the area.
May 28th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Didn’t it have a spell in it’s past where it was closed down?
I may be utterly wrong but I seem to recall that.
May 28th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
The show still goes on. Was told this morning by management that June 20th “Monsters of Mock” is still on.
Get advance tix now for only $10 at http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/106731
You could win a brand new Epiphone “Angus” model guitar just for buying a ticket!
3 Amazing Tribute bands –
HIGHWAY TO HELL – AC/DC
CARNIVAL OF CRUE – MOTLEY CRUE
BARK AT THE MOON – OZZY
with special guest
“HNAGMAN JURY”
May 28th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
The show still goes on. Was told this morning by management that June 20th “Monsters of Mock” is still on.
Get advance tix now for only $10 at http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/106731
You could win a brand new Epiphone “Angus” model guitar just for buying a ticket!
3 Amazing Tribute bands –
HIGHWAY TO HELL – AC/DC
CARNIVAL OF CRUE – MOTLEY CRUE
BARK AT THE MOON – OZZY
with special guest
“HANGMAN JURY”
May 29th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Seriously, isn’t that guy regarded as a crook locally already anyhow? This likely means that other people he already owed money to will have to get in line behind the Feds.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Surely an oversite, sometimes it can really be taxing to keep up with all requirements of crossing all the T’s and dotting all of the I’s