RHOA alum Peter Thomas hit with 18 month prison sentence after pleading guilty to failure to pay trust fund taxes
RHOA alum Peter Thomas hit with 18 month prison sentence after pleading guilty to failure to pay trust fund taxes
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Peter Thomas of Real Housewives of Atlanta fame will now be heading to prison after failing to pay taxes. The Bravo alum, who was previously married to RHOA star Cynthia Bailey, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after he plead guilty to failing to account for and pay over to the trust fund taxes due and owing on behalf of the employees of PT Media, LLC, according to the Department of Justice.
![[Thomas was previously married to RHOA star Cynthia Bailey]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/21/93333143-14211617-image-a-18_1734642759644.jpg)
Thomas' sentence includes two years of supervised release following his imprisonment, in addition to a payment of more than $2.5 million as restitution to the IRS. He allegedly failed to pay over $2.5 million in employment taxes from various sports-themed bars, restaurants, and lounges he owned in different states from 2017 to 2023.
![[In a video posted a day ahead of the sentencing, the reality alum admitted to his Instagram followers that he had 'plead guilty' and that he was heading to court the following day to 'face the music']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/21/93333109-14211617-image-a-19_1734643053199.jpg)
This figure also included $1,740,000 in trust fund taxes he collected from employee wages. 'Court documents show that instead of paying the trust fund taxes that were due on behalf of the Charlotte businesses, Thomas used the trust fund taxes for other purposes, including more than $2.5 million in cash withdrawals, $370,000 for travel, real estate purchases, and more than $250,000 in retail purchases, including on high-end purchases at Neiman Marcus, Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Givenchy,' according to the Department of Justice.
![[Thomas exchanged vows with Bailey in a 2010 ceremony that was shown on the Bravo show's third season]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/22/79950141-14211617-_In_all_of_the_years_and_all_of_the_venues_I_ve_been_in_this_gam-a-33_1734646369412.jpg)
Peter Thomas of Real Housewives of Atlanta fame will now be heading to prison. Thomas was previously married to RHOA star Cynthia Bailey. Thomas plead guilty to the charge over the summer but was only sentenced on Thursday. Prosecutors wanted Thomas to spend two years behind bars but his attorney, C. Melissa Owen, fought for a sentence of one year and one day, insisting he was 'incredibly remorseful', according to the Baltimore Banner.
