Resort Manager Allegedly Swindled Hotel Tax Payments

And one of the minor hazards of the hotel tax is displayed in our next story. 43 year old owner of the Mosquito Coast Hotel Patrick Romer told police he had wired fourteen thousand dollars to his worker Jimmy Salazar to pay over fourteen thousand dollars in assorted bills - including hotel tax.

But he got a notice from the BTB that his bills had not been paid since mid-February of this year. Police have detained Jimmy Salazar pending charges.