March 28, 2022

South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) agents today arrested a Spartanburg convenience store owner and charged him with four counts of state tax evasion.

Vijay Kumar, 61, of Spartanburg, is the owner and operator of Vitri LLC doing business as Get n Go of Lyman. According to arrest warrants, the store made retail sales totaling $1,900,451 from 2017-2020, but only reported $367,885 in sales to the SCDOR. By under reporting his sales, Kumar evaded the assessment and payment of $89,700 in Sales Tax.

If convicted, Kumar faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and/or a fine of $10,000 per count. He is being held in the Spartanburg County Detention Center pending a bond hearing.

The SCDOR is committed to the fair administration of tax laws. By taking enforcement action against noncompliant taxpayers, the Department seeks to prevent unfairly increasing the tax burden on those who do comply.