Comments on: Murky Coffee Owner Nicholas Cho Formally Booked On Tax Charges

By: kyle

kyle — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:55:11 +0000

wouldnt it be nice if it were that easy. nick did come across as seeming arrogant. but that could be confused with just being honest in what he was thinking and saying it. i'm glad i met him or i'd have been selling green mountain coffee across the street from their largest account, mcdonalds. unless youre intimately involved with the overhead of running a coffee shop, (for the record, it's pretty expesive, particularly the payroll), it's very tough to give to the government what you dont make. what many people assume is that this guy had a business, it was a very boss coffee shop(regardless of how you feel about the owner)he must be making lots of money! not necessarily!!! if at the end of the month, his register rang less than the overhead, then what is he going to pay taxes with?....WHAT??? i'm asking because i've been there. dont assume you know whats going on. if you were working your butt off with a bunch of people standing around you wagging their tongues and verbally assuming things they no nothing of, you might be acting like an ass too!

By: Mark W

Mark W — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:17:11 +0000

Max Brown sounds like a typical lawyer. How in the world did he not know that Cho had tax problems when he brought him in as a consultant? A quick Google search on the guy would've given him pages of background information. Nothing like doing your due diligence AFTER the fact!

Cho has a pattern of putting his ego and need to be admired ahead of common sense. He essentially stole money from his customers by not passing the sales tax that THEY paid over to the DC gov't.

By: joe schmoe

joe schmoe — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:33:50 +0000

Many a Murky Coffee Arlington employees are still waiting for a final paycheck from him. he paid the ones that were coming to his new venture and stiffed the others.

He's a Jackass. I'm a former customer who misses the Coffee but will not support him or Chinatown Coffee because of their association with him.

By: H St local

H St local — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:16:48 +0000

Somebody please send this story and the comments over to the WaPo, which is always running stories about how wonderful Nick Cho and his "fair trade" coffee, etc. are.
Gimme a break.
No wonder DC is the hemisphere's northern-most Banana Republic.
Thanks to the City Paper, Voice of the Hill, and all the local alt media!

By: And we have a winner…I guess « A Jumbled Little World

And we have a winner…I guess « A Jumbled Little World — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:08:56 +0000

[...] we will miss you Nick Cho! Seriously. When you get all those taxes payed please come back and save DC from its (good) [...]

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Friday Notes. Sorta. | Blacknell.net — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:26:51 +0000

[...] Murky Coffee owner, tax cheat, and douchebag extraordinaire Nick Cho finally got booked on tax [...]

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Morning Roundup: Real Talk Edition - City Desk - Washington City Paper — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:21:24 +0000

[...] ITEM: The Black Rooster will cock about a little bit longer! Now, on to the next cause and purpose: FREE NICK CHO! [...]

By: dcj

dcj — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:46:45 +0000

Nich Cho is a real scumbag. He is definitely a nut case. He takes advantage of employees -- works them very hard and then refuses to pay them. He took advantage of a young college student, who spent her free hours working for him only to be refused her pay. He handed out a paycheck, which was not honored by the bank because there was no signature. He needs to do time in prison and be made to pay every person he owes a paycheck. He is a criminal

By: onemoremile

onemoremile — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:53:44 +0000

Are you kidding me Max Brown? You're the former general counsel to the freakin' District's CFO and you're claiming you had no idea of the extent of Cho's tax evasion? Any "cup of joe" that reads the paper knows this so how in the world does someone who works for the CFO not know this?? Really, Max Brown? Really?

By: ks1

ks1 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:51:29 +0000

Did Marion Barry get arrested for his tax charges? I can't remember. In any case, Marion could clearly give Nicholas some good advice on how to get off as easy as possible. This is one area where Marion has some strong skills.

By: Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200

Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:17:53 +0000

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Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:45:58 +0000

[...] Nick Cho faces 80 counts of tax fraud for failing to pay sales tax from his Murky Coffee shops. City Desk, DCist, WBJ, We Love [...]

By: Comrade Al Gonzales

Comrade Al Gonzales — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:15:30 +0000

This guy is a serial criminal, ripping off the People time after time. Not paying employees, not paying taxes, not paying unemployment insurance, workers' comp, etc. - he needs some time in a re-education camp. Maybe he'll go rogue, & instead of having a store front, will be in a van, cruising around town, slingin' coffee like it was crack cocaine... Also, he's like DC's "Soup Nazi", only this guy slings coffee. "You want more milk in that? How's about a punch the dick, moron!" Thus, he's entertaining, as many criminals are, but still needs a stretch in a re-education camp. Maybe two semesters would be sufficient.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:33:35 +0000

He didn't pay some of his employees either. Feel sorry for him all you want, but he took advantage of more than the government.

By: Mike Licht

Mike Licht — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:19:35 +0000

Big deal. Just because the guy paid his taxes in $5 hot chocolate coupons. In the summer.