THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, JunE 14, 2024 Page 19 Everett’s Mike Sainristil signs first pro contract with the Washington Commanders IRS Criminal Investigation Division T Mike Sainristil, former Everett High School Super Bowl champion and University of Michigan national champion, is competing in a recent rookies practice at the Washington Commanders practice facility. The Commanders took Sainristil in the second round of this year’s NFL Draft, 50th overall selection. (Courtesy photo / Washington Commanders website) T he Washington Commanders have officially signed former Michigan defensive back and second-round pick Mike Sainristil of Everett to his rookie contract. Sainristil got his college career started as a wide receiver. During his first three seasons at Michigan, he featured in 33 games as a wideout, and then in 2022 he made the position switch that would eventually see him get his name called tonight in Detroit. In his final two seasons for the Wolverines, team captain Sainristil emerged as a reliable cornerback presence and was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Conference. He built on that success during his final campaign in Ann Arbor. Starting in all 15 games during Michigan’s run to the CFP NaGBL | FROM PAGE 10 Love simply wants to see his Tide baseball program return to glory, showing that winning consistency just like its football counterpart. “I expect to not just get into the states next year, but to win a few postseason games, as well,” said Love. If hard work means anything, that will certainly be the case sooner rather than later. As the spring season concludes, here are the Everett GBL all-stars in all sports: Girls lacrosse: Amanda Verteiro and Victoria Rodrigues; Softball: Emilia Maria Babcock, Bryanna Mason, Peyton Warren, Emma Longmore and Gianna Masucci was chosen league MVP; Baseball: tional Championship, he was tied for third in the FBS for six interceptions (two returned for TDs). Sainristil wrapped up his collegiate career with a natty, a Second Team All-Big Ten Conference nod and First-Team All-America honors. “Reliable and tough with the athleticism and upside to keep getting better as a nickel corner,” wrote NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein. “Sainristil is a former receiver who plays with surprising field awareness and attention to detail as a zone defender.” It wasn’t a secret that the Commanders would be looking for cornerbacks going into this draft. In recent years, the team has seriously struggled with giving up explosive plays. The position right now is a little bit of a mixed bag. Washington’s best cornerTide GBL spring all-stars for 2024 back by the numbers last season was Kendall Fuller, and he is now with the Dolphins. Three free agent corners were added over the last month and a half, and former Charger Michael Davis is the only one with significant starting experience. As for the returning cornerbacks, 2023 first-rounder Emmanuel Forbes and fourth-year pro Benjamin St-Juste were the only ones to start more than five games last season. So, it makes sense to invest in and bolster the position by taking a lockdown corner like Sainristil. Joe Whitt Jr. has been loud and clear about the aggressive defense he wants to run, and the Michigan cornerback seems to be someone up for the task. The preceding press release was taken from the Washington Commanders website. Alex Lara; Girls tennis: Yasmine Laabadla and Tracy Pham; Boys tennis: Bryant Jimenez; Boys volleyball: Henrique Franca and Kalleb Miranda; Crew: Gurkiran Kaur; Boys track: Kayshaun Eveillard and Shane MacKenzie; Girls track: Darrynn Desrameaux, Kaesta Sandy, Layla Bentancur-Cardona and Darrynn Desrameaux was the GBL’s Field Athlete of the Year. he IRS Criminal Investigation Division files reports on an annual basis relating to investigations relating to tax fraud, corporate fraud, money laundering, identity theft as well as drug trafficking. The Internal Revenue Service states that its conviction rate was 88% in calendar year 2023. The IRS makes it a point of continuously releasing press releases in order to inform the public of its role in seeking prosecutions of people violating the tax laws. What types of tax fraud might the IRS look for? Claiming losses on lottery tickets that don’t exist, point-of-sale systems that delete a certain amount of revenue from being reported, the filing of false tax returns, claiming of fraudulent fuel tax credits, employee retention tax credits, paycheck protection plan forgivable loan applications, cryptocurrency crimes, narcotics trafficking, unreported income, underreported income, fictitious expense deductions, etc. The IRS allocated $38million in fiscal year 2022 in order to pay to whistleblowers. The IRS compensated whistleblowers between 15% to 30% of the amount of tax dollars recovered by the IRS, which amounted to over $143miilion paid to whistleblowers. Since 2007, the IRS has paid a whopping $1.1billion to whistleblowers. 71 percent of all claims filed by whistleblowers were denied. A Whistleblower would file Form D-3949-A with the IRS, (Tax Fraud and Identity Theft Information Report). The IRS is now using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in order to assist in its data gathering activities. The IRS will be able to increase its data gathering activities exponentially with the use of AI in order to more efficiently review tax-related data in order to detect income tax fraud and other types of crimes. We’ve entered a new age where governmental agencies will have just one more tool at their disposal to achieve their objectives. Joseph D. Cataldo is an estate planning/elder law attorney, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Financial Planner, AICPA Personal Financial Specialist and holds a masters degree in taxation. PCSS GRADUATES | FROM PAGE 11 that they have bright futures ahead of them.” PCSS I and PCSS II’s Class of 2024 were awarded more than $11 million in scholarships. Students from both campuses have been accepted to nationally renowned schools, including Harvard, Tufts, MIT, Cornell, Boston College, Columbia, Dartmouth, Brown and Wellesley. 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