In a shocking case of corporate deceit, Marvin Castrillo, 37, of Miramar, Florida, has pleaded guilty to impeding the functions of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in an employment tax scheme.
According to court documents, Castrillo conspired with shell corporations to cash Dezca corporate checks, which he then used to pay his employees’ wages in cash, while evading quarterly federal employment taxes from 2007 through 2010 in the amount of $523,172.
Castrillo, who was a principal owner of Dezca Enterprises, Inc. (Dezca), a Florida corporation primarily involved in the construction industry, wrote Dezca corporate checks totaling approximately $3,570,366 to at least seven different shell companies.
The owners of these shell companies cashed the checks and provided the proceeds, minus a fee, back to Castrillo, who then paid the wages of Dezca employees with these proceeds.
Castrillo’s scheme created the appearance that Dezca subcontracted construction projects with bona fide subcontractors, when in reality, he used these shell corporations as a way to cash checks and pay his employees’ wages in cash.
As part of his plea agreement, Castrillo agreed to pay restitution to the IRS in the total amount of $523,172.
Castrillo is scheduled to be sentenced on July 14, 2016, at 9:45 a.m. before United States District Judge Federico A. Moreno, where he faces a maximum statutory sentence of five years in prison.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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