Peter Thomas‘ punishment from the IRS doesn’t end with his prison sentence … the former Real Husband of Atlanta will have to abide by conditions for supervised release post-prison, including drug and alcohol testing.
Per court docs obtained by TMZ, Peter “has to join a substance abuse testing program during his two years of supervised release.” This will follow his 18-month prison sentence.
Peter’s been ordered to “lay off excessive alcohol drinking and can’t buy, use, or mess with any narcotics or similar drugs.” A probation officer will keep an eye on the restauranteur and has the right to search him if they have a reason to suspect he’s involved in anything nefarious.
In case you missed it:
Peter failed to pay the government more than $2.5 million in employment taxes. According to reports from The Baltimore Banner, Cynthia Bailey’s ex will spend two years on supervised release. Peter was also ordered to pay restitution.
He pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Charlotte, North Carolina, to one count of failure to pay over trust fund taxes back in June. “Between 2017 and 2023, Thomas caused Club One CLT, Sports ONE, Sports ONE CLT, PT Media, Bar One Miami Beach, and Bar One Baltimore to fail to pay employment taxes.”
“More than $1.7 million that was taken from the paychecks of his workers,” as per federal prosecution.
A PSA courtesy of Peter:
Peter shared a video message telling his followers it was time to “face the music” after pleading guilty. He reflected that it was the 50th anniversary of his arrival in America. “I didn’t think I would be celebrating it quite like this.”
Peter hoped to settle the matter through a payment plan, but he learned “it doesn’t work like that.” He offered a warning to business owners. “Pay your payroll before you pay your rent. The landlord can evict you, you ain’t gonna go to jail though. But you will go to jail for not paying your payroll taxes with the United States government.”
