The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Joseph Andershonis, 58, of Stroudsburg, , was sentenced on Wednesday by United States District Court Judge Richard Conaboy to serve 6 months' imprisonment and 6 months' home-confinement for failing to pay his company's employment taxes. Judge Conaboy also ordered Andershonis to pay $212,508 in restitution.

According to United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, from the first quarter of 2010 to the last quarter of 2012, Andershonis failed to pay the employment taxes for his company, Just Very Affordable Inc., a company that specializes in installing commercial kitchens His actions resulted in a tax loss of more than $212,000.

Andershonis was charged by an information in February 2017, and pleaded guilty.

The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Evan Gotlob prosecuted the case.