MARTINSBURG- A Maryland man has admitted to his role in a financial fraud scheme involving stolen United States Treasury checks, fraudulent business registrations, and illicit withdrawals from newly created bank accounts.
Gregory Dean, 33, of Suitland, Maryland, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. According to the indictment and statements made in court, Dean and others participated in a scheme beginning in October 2024 to fraudulently obtain U.S. Treasury checks issued to legitimate businesses and individuals.
The conspirators allegedly 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…