WILMINGTON - Nyashia Coryba, 59, of Middletown, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court to failure to account for and pay over federal employment taxes, U.S. Attorney David Weiss announced.

According to court documents, Coryba, the owner of a home healthcare agency, failed to pay over to the Internal Revenue Service the federal income taxes withheld from her employees during the third quarter of 2019. Coryaba further admitted to failing to pay over these same taxes between June 2015 and December 2019. She also agreed to pay restitution to the Internal Revenue Service in the amount of $579,640.22, according to Mr. Weiss.

Coryaba faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison when sentenced on Aug. 31. Judge Colm F. Connolly will determine her sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.