Pickens County painter arrested by tax agents

The owner of a painting company in Easley, Daniel Mark East, has been arrested and charged with failing to pay over withholding tax.  According to arrest warrants quoted by the state Department of Revenue, 59-year old East, owner of DME Painting, collected nearly $40 thousand in withholding tax from employees, but failed to pay it over to the revenue department during the years 2014-2018.  If convicted, he faces a maximum prison sentence of five years or a fine of $10 thousand for each of five counts, or both.  East was being held in Pickens County jail, pending a bond hearing.