Staffing boss got 8 years in prison — they got bounced checks and debt
Sunday June 22, 2025
Workers at a Southern Nevada warehouse were victims of a tax fraud scheme in which the owner of their temporary staffing company stole more than $13 million in taxes directly from paychecks — money they thought was going to the government but instead helped fund his lavish lifestyle.
Luis Perez was sentenced in May to 96 months in federal prison for tax evasion after knowingly underreporting more than $130 million worth of wages and compensation in the western division of BaronHR, a now-defunct staffing company Perez operated providing laborers to companies across Nevada and California.
The U.S. attorney for the Central District of California detailed how Perez spent his money while trying to dodge the Internal Revenue Service: multiple homes, luxury cars and courtside basketball tickets in Los Angeles.
