GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: A Dominican national, Francisco Oscar ‘Frank’ Grullon, has been convicted of laundering nearly $1 million in fraudulently-obtained IRS refund checks, according to sources at the Department of Justice USAO for Massachusetts. The 52-year-old was found guilty by a federal jury after a six-day trial.
Grullon, who was arrested in the Dominican Republic and extradited in 2018, faces decades behind bars for his crimes. He conspired with attorney R. David Cohen to deposit and launder over 100 fraudulent tax refund checks, often using stolen identities from Puerto Rican residents who don’t file federal income taxes.
The scheme, which ran from October 2011 until November 2013, saw Grullon and his co-conspirators negotiate close to $1 million in fraudulent checks into a front company account. When questioned by bank officials about the suspicious activity, Grullon claimed he was depositing the checks as a favor for friends.
Grullon’s sentence could include up to 20 years in prison, fines of up to $500,000, and supervised release following his imprisonment. Sentencing is scheduled for July 24, 2019, before U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin.
The investigation was led by the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation division, with assistance from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Secret Service. Assistant U.S. Attorneys S. Theodore Merritt and Elysa Q. Wan are prosecuting the case.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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