Felony charges have been dropped in a case involving a local pastor accused of evading income taxes and failing to pay withholding taxes to the State of Missouri.
Taney County Prosecutor Jeff Merrell comments on the case against 54-year-old David Betzer, who pastored the Tri-Lakes Cathedral Assembly of God and operated the Tri-Lakes Center of Branson…
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Betzer was facing 6 counts of felony tax fraud following an investigation by the Missouri Department of Revenue Criminal Tax Investigation Bureau.
The taxes owed to the state were in connection with concerts and other events held at the Tri-Lakes Center where non-resident entertainers were paid to perform and tickets, concessions and other items were sold.