In an unyielding federal crackdown on tax fraud, three individuals from Massachusetts and New Jersey admitted guilt to a scheme involving the theft of U.S. Treasury tax refund checks. According to a statement made by the U.S. Attorney's Office, Domingo Villari, Gurprit Singh, and Amarpreet Singh were charged with a variety of offenses including theft of government money, bank fraud, and money laundering after unlawfully obtaining more than $4.36 million in tax refunds.
Domingo Villari of Framingham, Mass., was implicated for having altered a tax refund check originally intended for a German company to be made payable to his own construction business. Villari's plea involved one count of theft of government money, one count of bank fraud, and seven counts of money laundering. Similarly, Gurprit Singh, also from Framingham, acknowledged to have securely deposited four checks—false claims to his non-tax filing business, Cafe H, Inc.—stealing over $2.5 million in the process.
The sentencing for these convictions, carrying hefty prison sentences and fines, is scheduled for late December 2025. Chief Judge Denise J. Casper will preside over the sentencing hearings. Each of the defendants could face up to 30 years for bank fraud, with additional punishment for their other charges.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley, along with various federal agents, announced the guilty pleas, highlighting the collaborative effort between IRS Criminal Investigation's Boston Field Office, Treasury Inspector General, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Boston Division, and local law enforcement. According to statements made by Foley's office, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kriss Basil will prosecute these cases, signifying the government's resolve to take aggressive action against white-collar crimes and particularly those that attempt to defraud government funds.
