Mechanicsburg business owner sentenced to prison for failing to pay employment taxes

Date: July 15, 2026

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Harrisburg - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Omar Barron of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to imprisonment for 12 months plus one day by United States District Judge Keli M. Neary, for failing to account for and pay employment taxes.

According to the United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, Barron owns Miracle Steel, Inc., a structural steel business located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. In 2024, Barron was charged with failing to account for and pay over employment taxes on behalf of Miracle Steel for 2018 and 2019 and two quarters of 2020. As part of a guilty plea, Barron admitted to failing to pay over $980,784.95 in employment taxes during his commission of the offense. As part of the sentence, Judge Neary ordered Barron pay the full outstanding tax liability as restitution.

"Business owners have a responsibility to withhold income taxes for their employees and then remit those taxes to the Internal Revenue Service," stated Yury Kruty, Special Agent in Charge, IRS-Criminal Investigation, Philadelphia Field Office.

The investigation was conducted by IRS-Criminal Investigation, Philadelphia Field Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joseph Terz.

IRS-CI is the law enforcement arm of the IRS, responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and more. It is the only federal law enforcement agency with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code. IRS-CI has 18 field offices located across the U.S. and maintains an international presence through attaché posts abroad.