Brockton man pleads guilty to role in stolen Treasury check fraud

Date: May 18, 2026

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Boston, MA - A Brockton man pleaded guilty to charges that he deposited stolen and altered U.S. Treasury checks into shell company bank accounts that he controlled and then withdrew the stolen money to conceal its origin.

Gino Rosario Tyler Alexander Allegra pleaded guilty to four counts of theft of government funds, four counts of bank fraud and three counts of money laundering. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing for Aug. 6, 2026. Allegra was charged in a superseding indictment in September 2025 and detained pending trial.

Allegra obtained U.S. Treasury checks that had been issued as tax refunds to individuals and businesses throughout the United States but were later stolen. Allegra deposited these checks into bank accounts that he opened in the name of World Advance, Inc. (WAI), a Massachusetts shell company with no bona fide operations. The stolen checks were altered to name WAI as a payee instead of the actual taxpayers eligible for the refunds. Allegra also purchased bank checks payable to other shell businesses to conceal the origin of the stolen proceeds and deposited and laundered bank checks that others purchased using other stolen Treasury checks. In total, Allegra stole or laundered more than $1.2 million in government funds.

The charges of theft of government funds provide for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. The charges of bank fraud provide for a sentence of up to 30 years in prison, five of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. The charges of money laundering provide for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and fine of up to $500,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

U.S. Attorney Foley; Thomas Demeo, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, Boston Field Office; Michael Carpenter, Special Agent in charge of the U.S. Department of Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Northeast Field Division; and Jason Buckley, Acting Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service's Boston Division made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Seth Kosto, Chief of the Securities, Financial and Cyber Frauds Unit is prosecuting the case.

IRS-CI is the law enforcement arm of the IRS, responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and more. It is the only federal law enforcement agency with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code. IRS-CI has 18 field offices located across the U.S. and maintains an international presence through attaché posts abroad.