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Brockton Man Sentenced to Time Served and Ordered to Pay $1.2 Million in Treasury Check Fraud Case

A 32-year-old Brockton man was sentenced in federal court for depositing stolen U.S. Treasury checks into shell company bank accounts.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 10:24 a.m. ET
A 32-year-old Brockton man was on Aug. 6, 2026, in federal court in Boston to time served of approximately nine months for his role in a stolen Treasury check fraud scheme, according to official court records released by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Denise J. Casper Gino Rosario Tyler Alexander Allegra to time served followed by three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay more than $1.2 million in restitution. Allegra pleaded guilty in May 2026 to four counts of theft of government funds, four counts of bank fraud, and three counts of money laundering, after being charged in a superseding indictment in September 2025. According to official documents, Allegra obtained stolen U.S. Treasury tax refund checks and deposited them into bank accounts opened under World Advance, Inc., a Massachusetts shell company with no bona fide operations. The checks were altered to name World Advance, Inc. as payee, and Allegra purchased bank checks payable to other shell businesses to conceal the money's origin. In total, Allegra stole or laundered more than $1.2 million in government funds. The announcement was made on Aug. 13, 2026, by United States Attorney Leah B. Foley, IRS Investigation Special Agent in Charge Thomas Demeo, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Special Agent in Charge Michael Carpenter, and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Acting Inspector in Charge Justin Page.

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