Comments on: Ex-Club Owner Found Guilty Of Tax Evasion

By: Maria T

Maria T — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:13:51 +0000

Abdul was raided twice in 6 years..once in Potomac, second in Bowie... Feds stole 1,1 Million dollars from him. They found 3 million at his home and 1 Million at his club. They say he did not declare 1,9 Million...where is the rest of the money, feds? I think they reenacted the movie "Training Day" with Denzel Washington. If nobody around, who is counting? 10 years in jail for tax evasion? Wesley Snipes got 3years for refusing to pay 14 million, based on that his movies were made abroad... check your tax codes IRS.!!. Also,it is nothing wrong paying cash to anyone working in the club, as long they are 1099 subcontractors. What is wrong with Abdul's accountant, if he had one? The only thing is one businessman has to keep true records of that, Abdul does not pay at this case payroll tax, the 1099ers pay that .

By: Maria T

Maria T — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:04:09 +0000

Marc Barnes does not own anything in DC…The group of 3 promoters in DC are pretending that they are club owners.. His Partners are Masoud (”Lima” on K street , NW) and Mohamed Hamdan (”The Reserve ” on L street, NW and “Layla” in NE)…Mark does not own “Love”… Michael Jordan , the basketball player owns 80%of "LOVE" with 4 million dollars initial investment in 2001, 20 % of "LOVE" is owned by group of ethiopian investors at amount of 1 million in 2001. According to ABRA "LOVE" is shot down forever (Jan. 20.2010), until the venue change and find new GM, which Marc Barnes was, not an owner. Mark Barnes does not own “The Park” on 14th street, NW. According to "The Park's" Landlord the rent is $50,000 a month and is paid by Kuwait investor. There are “reserved” tables rented at all those establishments for $2,000 a table with liquor and prostitutes. They liked the tables name so much they named the latest establishment at 1426 L Street, NW ” The Reserve”. There is sex in the bathrooms in all their establishments, especially at “The Park”, right in front of club security while they look the other way. Police is outthere but they do not stop pimps and hookers from mixing with the regular crowd. At “Lima” drug dealers are moving freely right in front of the uniform police and entering and exiting the tent while police is looking the other way. Mark Barnes is still in the business because he is always supported by the lawyer of previous mayor Toni Williams, therefore he is not only a straw man for the Kuwait interests , but also for DC Government interests, he pays $240,000 a year to selected uniform police officers according to his own comments, dated back as "The RepubliC Gardens". His fate maybe the same as Abdul Khanu from “H2O”, “Platinum”, “VIP”, if he continues to pretend he owns anything in DC… Mohamed Hamdan’s partner in “The Reserve” breads fighting dogs and owns gas stations in Fredericks, VA.... Masoud’s investor in “LIMA” is a doctor, no wander drugs are ok to sale there… hey it is only in the tent. lol

By: Truth Hurts

Truth Hurts — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:45:48 +0000

Some of that money ($1,500) went to Vince Gray's city counsel chair campaign. Should Gray keep it?

By: Typical DC BS

Typical DC BS — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:50:21 +0000

jf1, I wish I could get away with only paying Uncle Sam 25% of my paycheck as taxes! He should have been in the 40% plus tax bracket if he was making all that cash, between DC government and the feds.

By: bow tie mofo no. 2

bow tie mofo no. 2 — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:02:31 +0000

jeez, pay some taxes, won't kill ya.

By: Wino

Wino — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:52:50 +0000

I don't know about "institutionalized blackmail" but there is the small matter of all the sales tax collected and then put right into his pocket. Sounds more like "institutionalized larceny" to me.

By: jf1

jf1 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:52:59 +0000

...kinda sucks to do something as simple and successful as run parties in an abandoned warehouse downtown, make a ton of money, and within a few years end up owing the government 25% of the gross for each of those years.

I can't imagine how many people have found themselves in the same situation.

The difference between success and failure is a simple matter of not paying the tax? Somehow that doesn't sound right. Sounds more like "institutionalized blackmail" to me.

By: Rick Mangus

Rick Mangus — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:18:45 +0000

I will give it until mid 2011 that you all be reading about the criminal,David J. Butler AKA 'Men's Parties' being charged for tax evasion, you can count on that!