Wing Guru owner accused of tax fraud, theft of $250K
Mar 31, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The owner of popular hot wings franchise Wing Guru has been charged with theft greater than $250,000 and two counts of sales tax fraud.
Billy Richmond Jr. was indicted March 6 and jailed on a $50,000 bond, records show.
Billy Richmond Jr. (SCSO)
He is accused in the indic
tment of trying to evade state sales taxes between 2018 and 2022.
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Richmond played basketball for the University of Memphis and Vanderbilt University before returning to his hometown and opening the first Wing Guru location on Mount Moriah in 2016, according to the company's website.
Wing Guru has five Memphis-area locations, plus Atlanta and Houston. ...read more read less