Three people have been ordered to stand trial for their alleged roles in an identity theft and fraud scheme, state officials said.

Averill Dintaman, 46, of Mount Pleasant, Dwayne Johnson, 59, of Saint Louis, and Daniel Nolan, 51, also of Mount Pleasant, were bound over for trial in Eaton County Circuit Court, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said on Friday.

"I am pleased to see this case move forward to trial," Nessel said in a statement. "My office will continue working with the Department of Treasury to ensure that those who commit identity theft and seek to profit at the expense of honest Michiganders are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

Johnson is scheduled to appear in the 56th Circuit Court on Thursday, while Dintaman and Nolan are expected to appear in the court

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