Accountant Defrauded Company of Tax Money, Deputies Say
Jacquelyn Beth Jeannotte was charged with organized fraud.
A New Port Richey woman was arrested Friday and accused of defrauding her client of tax money. Jacquelyn Beth Jeannotte owned and managed Total Bookkeeping Services between March 2009 and December 2010, according to a Pasco County Sheriff’s detective. During that time, she was hired to make payments to the IRS on behalf of Jerry Mills Discount Pumping. The company would give the accounting firm two blank checks every month: one for the IRS payment and another for services tendered. Checks were made out to Jeannottte and employees of Total Bookkeeping. In December 2010, the client began getting notices of delinquent taxes, according to an arrest report. The company hadn’t paid taxes in 18 months. The company hired another accountant to …
