Yoga chain leaders arrested on tax fraud charges, accused of stashing cash from donations in tissue boxes and guitar cases
frequently traveling abroad, fancy meals and clothing, NFL season tickets, and taking care of horses.
Yoga to the People, which was founded in 2006, had 20 yoga centers around the country, but closed them in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two of the three leaders submitted fake tax returns for a loan and even an apartment, according to the government agency. Authorities accused Gumucio of targeting and grooming people,"typically young women," with the promise of being owners of some of the yoga studios, while"he generally controlled business decisions, took a cut of their proceeds, and the nominees generally took on meaningful financial risk."of sexual and psychological abuse to staff members. He's denied the allegations against him.
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