'John' pleads guilty to tax fraud

By Gary L. Wright - McClatchy Newspapers CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Monroe businessman John Kelso, accused of claiming his payments to a high-priced call-girl service as advertising expenses on corporate income taxes, has pleaded guilty to tax fraud. Kelso, identified as the co-owner and manager of Focus Pools.com Inc., is the third and likely the last "john" that federal authorities will target in the investigation... [read full story]