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A Maryland man has admitted to his role in a sophisticated scheme to defraud the IRS using stolen United States Treasury checks, fraudulent business registrations, and illicit withdrawals from newly created bank accounts in West Virginia. Gregory Dean, 33, of Suitland, Maryland, participated in the scheme beginning in October 2024, along with others, to fraudulently obtain U.S. Treasury checks issued to legitimate businesses and individuals.
The conspirators created or incorporated entities with names similar to the intended payees and submitted applications through the IRS’s Modernized Internet Employer Identification Number (MOD IEIN) portal, processed at the IRS facility in Martinsburg, to obtain Employer Identification Numbers (EINs) for those fraudulent entities. They used the EINs to open business bank accounts, deposit stolen Treasury checks, and quickly withdraw funds before the fraud could be detected.
Relevant to Dean’s plea, the conspirators submitted an electronic EIN application for “Williams Homes Inc.” that was transmitted to the IRS processing center in Martinsburg. The assigned EIN was used to open a bank account in the business’s name in which a treasury check, in the amount of $342,320.00 and payable to a real business, was deposited.
Dean pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and is facing up to 20 years in federal prison. Two other Maryland men, Tijuan Arrington and David Walters, have also been charged with multiple counts of wire fraud and are scheduled for trial in November 2026.
📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Defendant: West Virginia
- Location: WV
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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