Others Pleading Guilty

· Robert O. Steven: A former IRS employee and longtime friend of Walters. He and his estranged wife, Patricia, were accused of handling more than $9.2 million in refund checks from 1990 through 2006. A bank account set up by the couple in the name of a clothing design firm took in about $9.2 million in embezzled funds from 1990 to 2007. Of that, $1.7 million was transferred to a bank account used primarily by Robert Steven. He pleaded guilty to receipt of stolen property and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

· Ricardo Walters: Walters's nephew. Ten refund checks, worth about $4.2 million, were deposited into his cleaning company's bank account in 2006 and 2007. He kept at least $795,000. He pleaded guilty to money laundering and receiving stolen property.

· Richard Walters: Walters's brother. His company, Helmet Plumbing, cashed $4.9 million in illegal refunds issued from 2001 to 2007. More than $1 million of the money went to accounts he controlled. He pleaded guilty to receipt of stolen property and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

· Marilyn Yoon: A friend who met Walters in 2000 while working at a high-end leather goods store. Their relationship continued when Yoon moved to the Louis Vuitton store in Tysons Corner, with Walters giving her more than $250,000 in gifts. In 2007, Yoon handled a fraudulent $275,000 check. She pleaded guilty to possession of property obtained by fraud.