Second Broad Ripple bar owner charged with underreporting millions in sales

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17 thoughts on “Second Broad Ripple bar owner charged with underreporting millions in sales

  1. Couldn’t they find a better way of negotiating this so that these establishments won’t close? This is type of non-tax reporting is usually something only unknowing immigrants do and it can’t be ignored but some settlement should have been arranged. A business that isn’t there any more won’t pay ANY taxes as they won’t be there to earn money to pay them.

    1. They have new owners. And no negotiation should be done. We all pay our proper taxes, they should too.

    2. So a new business will move in, and follow the rules. Did you know this guy or something?

  2. This comes down to the lethargic pace of Adams Mears’ office trying to respond to the Marion County’s feckless governance of Broad Ripple during COVID. An under estimated sewer project on the heels of COVID lockdown brought bad actors to Broad Ripple. In Mears’ dalliance, he started attacking bars with good operators long after we resolved our own problems.

    Sabbatini has run a fantastic operation for 30 years in Broad Ripple. Every bar in Marion County skims cash. It’s why you own a bar. Mears could pick any bar in the city. Instead, he’s late to game. Sabbatini’s bars changed ownership months ago. And, BRipp is on the ascent again.

    We certainly won’t let the Prosecutor’s office bring Ripple any more shade. Hang in there, Rob. The Village has your back. And Ripple is rising again. Stronger than ever. See the rest of you on the strip. Summer is here. New Kilroy’s patio open. Thieves coffee and espresso bar just opened. Couple more big restaurant announcements imminent. See ya in BR.

    1. The argument being WHAT? He only shorted the taxing authorities by $360K and everyone does it??

  3. No wonder those bars continued to be less relevant, stagnant, and gross. They could have claimed all that revenue and actually invested back into the building for write of purposes and still had less taxes to pay….but greed always takes priority with most of these owners, instead of making a better establishment. Status quo is always okay for them.

    1. And, of course, you’re assuming he owned the buildings the bars were housed in…

      Sabbatini didn’t own the building that any of his three bars resided in. Further, he was never late for a single rent payment in 30 years.

  4. You don’t have to be an owner to reinvest in your business dingbat! Look at all the other chains, retails, mom pop business that rent or lease their space but still invest in making them look good, stay clean, not smell, dust decorations that have decades of dust and ahhhh good forbid spruce up the place. Just because someone leases a shell doesn’t mean they cant invest in the space.

  5. If only Mears was as concerned about keeping violent criminals off the streets vs worried about something they likely can’t prove and will just strong arm for the benefit of the government!

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