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Twin brothers Dennis March and Greg March, 55, of Berlin, Maryland, pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges in federal court for concealing over $4.5 million in income and failing to pay nearly $1.8 million in taxes from 2017 to 2023. The brothers, who owned and controlled various business entities, including Elite Marketing Group LLC and Principal Law Group, worked to hide their incomes by arranging payments to a shell entity they controlled. This allowed them to treat payments as expenses or costs of their businesses, when in reality, these payments were effectively distributions of income to themselves.
The tax evasion scheme, which lasted from 2017 to April 2023, involved the brothers willfully evading paying lawful taxes on their business and personal income-tax returns for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. The brothers’ actions constituted multiple affirmative acts of tax evasion and attempted tax evasion in Maryland.
The guilty pleas were announced by U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes for the District of Maryland, along with Special Agent in Charge Kareem Carter of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Washington D.C. Field Office. The prosecution is part of the Trump Administration’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud.
The brothers’ actions resulted in a significant loss of tax revenue for the government, with each brother concealing over $4.5 million in income and failing to pay nearly $1.8 million in taxes. The case highlights the importance of tax compliance and the consequences of tax evasion.
📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Defendant: Maryland
- Location: MD
- Source: DOJ Press Release
