![]() Le Dîner en Blanc set to return to Washington D.C.Help us Continue to tell OUR Story and join the AFRO family as a member –subscribers are now members! Join here! Officials say Gladys Knight isn’t suspected of any criminal activity. After penalties and interest, officials say the total amounts to more than $1 million.ĭirector of the Georgia Department of Revenue’s Office of Special Investigations, Josh Waites, says state officials are working with Hankerson’s attorney “to have the businesses up and running again as soon as possible.” Gladys Knight attending American Theatre Wing’s 68th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Jin New York City/picture alliance Photo by: Dennis Van Tine/Geisler-Fotopres/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Imagesĭepartment officials said in a statement that agents executed warrants at the restaurant’s locations and headquarters Tuesday and tried unsuccessfully to arrest Shanga Hankerson.Īuthorities say Hankerson is accused of stealing more than $650,000 in sales and withholding taxes for personal use. March 3, 2017: The AJC reports Knight won her bid to sever ties to the business Hankerson must phase out all uses of Knight's name, likeness and memorabilia by April 26, 2017.ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Department of Revenue officials say the son of singer Gladys Knight is accused of stealing tax money from several metro Atlanta chicken and waffles restaurants for his personal use. 23, 2017: The DOR shuts down the restaurant over tax issues. 13, 2017: A worker tells the AJC the restaurant is now called The World Famous Chicken & Waffles, but no signage or branding has visibly changed.įeb. 17, 2016: The restaurant passes an inspection with a B.įeb. 3, 2016: The last remaining restaurant flunks a third inspection after an inspector observed dead roaches. At some point this month, the Cascade area location closes. 20, 2016: The AJC reports that a consultant concluded the owner should consider closing permanently because of the restaurants' "grave" financial position and "unappealing" conditions. 10, 2016: A theft of an estimated $9,000 from the safe of the Peachtree Street location is reported, but no locks are broken, a video camera at the business isn't operating and there is no burglar alarm. 6, 2016: The Peachtreet Street location fails a surprise health inspection, scoring a 44 after dead and live roaches were seen in the kitchen. She then accuses her son of trying to "extort" and "blackmail" her by threatening to falsely claim she has dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. September 2016: Hankerson responds to Knight's suit by saying her "lack of mental capacity" bars her from removing her name. 26, 2016: Gladys Knight, an Atlanta native, files suit to take her name off the restaurant, saying it's hurting her reputation. (The eateries had been operating under state receivership, and the receiver says it isn't supporting itself.)Īug. 21, 2016: The Lithonia locationis closed again, seemingly for good. July 2016: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Hankerson's employees told investigators he used the money for sex parties and marijuana.Īug. June 22, 2016: Hankerson is released on $20,000 bond from Clayton County jail. ![]() June 21, 2016: The Georgia Department of Revenue shuts down all three locations due to theft charges against Hankerson. Hankerson is accused of taking $650,000 in state sales and withholding taxes, which after penalties and interest totals more than $1 million. Here’s an approximate timeline of the trouble:įebruary 2016: The Peachtree Street location, one of three around metro Atlanta, fails a health inspection with a score of 56 after Fulton County inspectors found 15 violations. Following a heated lawsuit filed by Knight in August 2016 against son Shanga Hankers, owner of her three namesake restaurants, Gladys Knight’s Chicken & Waffles, the soul singer’s name is no.
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