{"id":6832,"date":"2026-07-23T12:34:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6832"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:34:46","slug":"moore-county-restaurant-owner-accused-of-stealing-more-than-100k-in-sales-taxes-ncdor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6832","title":{"rendered":"Moore County restaurant owner accused of stealing more than $100K in sales taxes: NCDOR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>ABERDEEN, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 The owner of a restaurant in Moore County was arrested Tuesday in connection with the theft of more than $100,000 in sales taxes, the North Carolina Department of Revenue said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6830\">North Carolina Watermelon Day to delight visitors at State Farmers Market<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the NCDOR, 37-year-old Ioannis \u201cYianni\u201d Panagiotis Kakouras of Carthage is the president of Euros, Inc., which does business as Mac\u2019s Breakfast Anytime in Aberdeen.<\/p>\n<p>From Jan. 1, 2023, to Dec. 31, 2025, according to the NCDOR, Kakouras is accused of aiding and abetting the company in embezzling, misapplying, and converting $108,874 in North Carolina sales taxes to its own use.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CRIME TRACKER \u2014 Sign up for CBS 17\u2019s newsletter with the latest in local crime<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kakouras also allegedly did not file a state tax return for the restaurant for 2023 and 2024 and did not file an individual state tax return for 2022, 2023, and 2024, according to the NCDOR.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6823\">Gas leak causes evacuation on Dustan Avenue in Durham, fire department says<\/a><\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>MORE FROM CBS 17<\/h2>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<p>\t\tWAKE COUNTY NEWS<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tMoore Co. restaurant owner charged in $100K tax theft: NCDOR<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tWake Co. Bureau of Forensic Services has new DNA lab<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. --><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n<p>\t\t\tHundreds sign petition to preserve Apex fire station<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p><span><br \/>\n<span><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Court records show Kakouras was indicted in Wake County Superior Court on July 14 on the three felony counts of aiding and abetting the embezzlement of state property and five misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file\/pay income tax or supply information.<\/p>\n<p>According to court records, Kakouras was taken into custody on Tuesday, a day after his indictment, and was released on a $100,000 unsecured bond the same day.<\/p>\n<p>Kakouras is scheduled to make his first appearance in Wake County court on Aug. 17, according to records.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6820\">More than 2,000 without power in east Durham amid heavy rain: Duke Energy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The owner of a restaurant in Moore County was arrested Tuesday in connection with the theft of more than $100,000 in sales taxes, the North Carolina Department of Revenue said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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