Capitol Hill’s 'Single Shot' Owner Pleads Guilty in Decade-Long $1.4M Payroll Tax Case

Seattle restaurant owner pleads guilty in $1.4M tax fraud case

The owner of Single Shot Kitchen and Saloon, a Capitol Hill restaurant, has pleaded guilty after being charged last week with withholding taxes from the IRS.

Capitol Hill’s 'Single Shot' owner pleads guilty in decade-long $1.4M payroll tax case

A Seattle restaurant owner has pleaded guilty to failing to pay more than $1.4 million in employment taxes over 10 years, federal prosecutors said.

Capitol Hill restaurant owner pleads guilty in $1.5M payroll tax case

(Image: Single Shot) The owner of Capitol Hill’s Single Shot restaurant pleaded guilty Monday to failing to pay more than $1.5 million in federal payroll taxes over a ten-year span. Rory McCormick, 44, admitted that between 2014 and 2024 when the investigation began, he withheld Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment taxes from employee paychecks but pocketed the money rather than paying the Internal Revenue Service. Across 36 quarters, McC…

Seattle restaurant owner pleads guilty to failing to pay over employment taxes of more than $1.4 million