I think you have misread the parent. He is asking if the government would go after employee salaries in a case where the employer owes the government money. Th

I think you have misread the parent. He is asking if the government would go after employee salaries in a case where the employer owes the government money. There are cases where this could definitely happen. For instance imagine an LLC where the partners are making millions from government contracts due to the company breaking bribery laws. The government would (has) sue the partners in such cases. I think the parent is more asking whether the government would sue the office admin, though. Just as in the Madoff cases I believe this revolves around their presumed degree of complicity in the illegal behavior. And probably at least some on what the prosecution thinks will get their name in the news in a more positive light.