Nearly $3 Million Tax Fraud, Bribery Charges Filed Against Philly Men

PHILADELPHIA — Two Philadelphia men have been federally charged with tax evasion and bribery crimes tied to a staffing company.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said, Den Lam, 48, and Danny Sing, 59, both of Philadelphia, were charged in criminal informations with various federal tax offenses and commercial bribery.

Authorities allege Lam he conspired with other individuals to evade federal income taxes for approximately $1.6 million in wages paid by Global Staffing Services, Inc., a temporary staffing company that he and his coconspirators owned and operated.

Global Staffing leased temporary employees to a manufacturing business in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Lam also was charged with failing to withhold and remit approximately $1.36 million in federal
employment taxes owed, but never paid, by Global Staffing to the IRS, authorities said.

The information filed against Sing alleges that he conspired with other individuals to evade federal income taxes for approximately $1.6 million in wages paid by Global Staffing, and to fail to withhold and remit approximately $1.36 million in federal employment taxes to the IRS, according to authorities.

Lam and Sing allegedly paid Global Staffing employees in cash, paid themselves in cash, and cashed all checks received from Global Staffing’s client, to conceal the income and wages from the IRS, authorities said.

Authorities said these activities occurred between 2013 and 2020.

Sing also was charged with allegedly providing in excess of approximately $400,000 in bribes and kickbacks to managers and supervisors at Global Staffing’s client, to obtain business for Global Staffing.

The maximum penalty under federal law for each tax offense is five years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine; and the maximum penalty under federal law for the commercial bribery offense is 20 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine.