THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2022 Page 7 Immaculate Conception Parish to host Multicultural Festival on Aug. 27 T he Immaculate Conception Parish of Everett is proud to announce Multicultural Festival “22,” an all-day event on Saturday, August 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lafayette School Park. The day will include a variety of family-based activities. There will be a variety of food, music, dancing, activities and games with all proceeds going to the Immaculate Conception Church. A few years ago, the fi rst “multicultural” event was held by our Spanish community, and CHARGED | FROM PAGE 2 According to the charging documents, Esposito and Anthony Jay Pignatello conspired between 2012 and 2015 to conceal their control over the Massachusetts-based microcap company Cannabiz Mobile, Inc. and to use backdated promissory notes to fraudulently obtain free-trading shares in the company. They then allegedly arranged for a promotional campaign in October 2015 to pump up Cannabiz Mobile’s stock so that they could sell (i.e., dump) their shares into the market and make money. In so doing, they allegedly sold and off ered to sell Cannabiz Mobile stock in violation of the securities laws because the securities were not registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and no exemption from SEC registration was available. In addition, between August 2019 and February 2020, Esposito allegedly sold shares in a separate company, Code2Action, Inc., based on material misstatements and omissions and then misappropriated much of the proceeds. More specifi cally, Esposito is alleged to have, among other things, deliberately misled prospective investors about Code2Action’s plan and ability to complete a reverse merger, which Esposito touted would enable the investors to sell their shares at a profit, and he spent over $57,000 of the investors’ funds to pay himself and his personal expenses. The charges of conspiracy and sale of unregistered securities each provide for a sentence of up to fi ve years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine up to $250,000 or twice the they invited us to develop the festival into a more inclusive event. Over the years, the I. C. Parish has always changed and evolved since it’s opening in 1896 with a mostly European population, such as Irish and Italians, to today’s parishioners made up of Latinos, Asians, Haitians and Africans to name a few. In spite of our cultural diff erences, we all have one thing in common: our faith and belief in God. To celebrate our diversity in the Parish and Everett, we invite gross gain or loss from the off ense. The charges of securities fraud each provide for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $5 million. The charge of wire fraud provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss from the off ense. 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 Rachael S. Rollins and the FBI’s Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Division, Joseph R. Bonavolonta, made the August 8 announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney James R. Drabick of Rollins’ Securities, Financial & Cyber Fraud Unit is prosecuting the case. you all to join us in fellowship. For more information, please contact the rectory at 617-389-5660. We look forward to seeing you there. Please join host C"N ;U"NQMV RO NR ARK"QVRQ ORU J OXQMUJ"V"Q" UNLNSW"RQ in honor of CXNVMJ# 6X"XVW , 1W" 1 ++SP WR ++SP ANV"MNQLN QQ -++ <JS"N BWUNNW 8"N"VNJ <6 +-,0+ 8>=CA 7DC >=B 6??A:8 6C:9 8RQWU"KXW"RQV <J# 7N <J""NM CR 8C: NR ARK"QVRQ . !JUUNQ 6YNQXN 8"N"VNJ <6 +-,0+ ?U"QWNM "Q("RXVN #"W" MRQJWNM "JKRU)
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