马里兰州男子认罪税务与疫情欺诈共谋：虚报退税至少350万美元、冒领失业金逾55万美元
美国司法部11月3日发布：马里兰州 Rosedale 居民 Dekwii Woah-Tee（43岁）在联邦法院认罪，罪名包括共谋向国税局（IRS）提交虚假退税申领、与失业保险（UI）申领有关的电汇欺诈共谋，以及加重身份盗窃；其手法是在新冠疫情期间冒领失业救济。此案属联邦政府「消除欺诈工作组」框架下的起诉。认罪由马里兰区联邦检察官 Kelly O. Hayes 会同国税局刑事调查局（IRS-CI）华盛顿外勤办公室、劳工部监察长办公室与国土安全部监察长办公室共同宣布。
按认罪协议，2018年1月至2024年12月，Dekwii Woah-Tee 与同伙以经营报税业务为名招揽客户、取得客户的税务文件与个人身份信息，再以虚构的受抚养人、收入、教育支出与劳动所得税抵免资格填报虚假1040表向国税局申领退税，非法申领金额至少350万美元，退税款被打入同伙控制的银行账户或寄往其控制的地址。
疫情期间，Dekwii Woah-Tee 又与同伙 Daiwor Woah-Tee 以他人名义向马里兰州劳工厅提交失业保险申请，多半未经当事人知情，谎称申请人有资格领取救济，骗得失业金超过55万美元并转入同伙控制的账户取用。Daiwor Woah-Tee 已于2026年6月就其在共谋中的角色认罪。
按认罪协议，Dekwii Woah-Tee 同意向国税局赔偿350万美元、向马里兰州劳工厅赔偿至少55万美元，并同意没收约25万美元。他面临的最高刑期为：共谋提交虚假申领罪最高10年、电汇欺诈共谋罪最高20年，加重身份盗窃罪另加强制2年；实际量刑由联邦地区法院法官按量刑指南等因素裁定。案件由联邦助理检察官 Jared W. Murphy 与 Matthew P. Phelps 负责起诉，调查由 IRS-CI、劳工部监察长办公室与国土安全部监察长办公室执行。
（来源：美国司法部）
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty in Tax and COVID Fraud Conspiracy: At Least $3.5M in False Refund Claims, Over $550,000 in UI Benefits
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on November 3 that Dekwii Woah-Tee, 43, of Rosedale, Maryland, pled guilty in federal court to conspiracy to submit false, fictitious, and fraudulent claims to the Internal Revenue Service; wire-fraud conspiracy in connection with Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims; and aggravated identity theft, stemming from a scheme to fraudulently obtain UI benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The prosecution is part of the administration's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Kelly O. Hayes announced the plea with IRS Criminal Investigation's Washington, D.C. Field Office, the Labor Department's Office of Inspector General and the Homeland Security Department's Office of Inspector General.
According to the plea agreement, from January 2018 through December 2024, Woah-Tee and his co-conspirators recruited customers for their tax-return business and obtained those individuals' tax documentation and personal identifiable information, then filed false Form 1040 returns containing fabricated information about dependents, income, education expenses and Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility. The conspirators illegally sought at least $3.5 million in refunds, with IRS funds deposited into bank accounts or delivered to addresses they controlled.
During the pandemic, Woah-Tee and his co-conspirator Daiwor Woah-Tee submitted UI applications to the Maryland Department of Labor on behalf of victims, often without the victims' knowledge, falsely stating that the applicants were entitled to benefits. The conspirators received UI benefits in excess of $550,000, deposited into accounts they controlled. Daiwor Woah-Tee pled guilty in June 2026 to charges connected with his role in the conspiracy.
As part of the plea, Dekwii Woah-Tee agreed to restitution of $3.5 million to the IRS and at least $550,000 to the Maryland Department of Labor, and to a forfeiture of approximately $250,000. He faces a maximum of 10 years in federal prison for the false-claims conspiracy, 20 years for the wire-fraud conspiracy, and a mandatory two years for aggravated identity theft; a federal district court judge will determine sentencing under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jared W. Murphy and Matthew P. Phelps are prosecuting the case, which was investigated by IRS-CI, DOL-OIG and DHS-OIG.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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