Page 8 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, SEpTEmbER 16, 2022 Former Everett man pleads guilty to wire fraud, social security misuse and identity theft Defendant used stolen identity to apply for apartment and pandemic relief loan Advocate Staff Report B OSTON – On September 7, a former Everett man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to identity theft and fraud charges in connection with multiple schemes to fraudulently obtain an apartment as well as pandemic-related relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act). Tedje Menard, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud, one count of false representation of a social security number and one count of aggravated identity theft. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing for Nov. 30, 2022. Menard was charged and arrested in November 2021 and subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury on Jan. 27, 2022. In or around November 2020, Menard applied to rent an apartment in East Boston using the name and identity of another person. As part of the application and screening process, Menard falsely claimed to be the victim by providing the company overseeing the property with, among other things, the victim’s name, social security number and date of birth and a copy of a purported North Carolina driver’s license containing the victim’s information but depicting a photograph of Menard. In June 2021, Menard also submitted an EIDL application in the amount of $40,000 using the victim’s name and personal identifiable information. Additionally, in April 2021, Menard used his own name to apply for a PPP loan for approximately $20,833. In the loan application, Menard falsely represented his business’s Everett Public Schools USDA’s Child Nutrition Programs National School Lunch Program (NSLP) for the 22-23 School Year The Everett Public Schools will be participating in the USDA’s Child Nutrition Programs National School Lunch Program (NSLP) for the 22-23 School Year. As part of this program, the Everett Public Schools offer healthy meals every school day at NO COST to the students due to the implementation of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for school year 22-23. Students will be able to participate in these meals programs without having to pay a fee or submit a household application. 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The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: 1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or 2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or 3. email: program.intake@usda.gov This institution is an equal opportunity provider. total gross income in 2019 and his criminal history. The charge of wire fraud provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison and up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. The charge of false representation of a social security number provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison and up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. The charge of aggravated identity theft provides for a mandatory sentence of two years in prison to be served consecutively to any other sentence imposed, one year of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on 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 Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Boston Division, Joseph R. Bonavolonta, made the case announcement. Valuable assistance was provided by the Department of Labor and the U.S. SeLETTER | FROM PAGE 3 old high school or other city buildings, while the plan for a new high school works its way through the process. I would like to see the City commit to this and identify the space to be used. The discourse has turned into a question of what is more important to City Hall - students or senior citizens? It doesn’t have to be that way. The City can help both groups RESNEK | FROM PAGE 7 was sold to Wynn for the casino but was made a fall guy by the FBI, portraying him as a gangster. He was then asked if he used the articles he wrote about the mayor to help interest purchasers of his manuscript; Resnek replied that “all media was important.” Resnek was asked about a proposal for the manuscript by he and his writing partner Pavlo for a book deal. Resnek was again asked if he benefitted from “bringing the mayor down.” Atty. Robbins again asks, “Yeah, because he’s cret Services Boston Field Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney J. Mackenzie Duane of Rollins’ Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case. On May 17, 2021, the Attorney General established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to marshal the resources of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in partnership with agencies across government to enhance efforts to combat and prevent pandemic-related fraud. The Task Force bolsters efforts to investigate and prosecute the most culpable domestic and international criminal actors and assists agencies tasked with administering relief programs to prevent fraud by, among other methods, augmenting and incorporating existing coordination mechanisms, identifying resources and techniques to uncover fraudulent actors and their schemes and sharing and harnessing information and insights gained from prior enforcement efforts. For more information on DOJ’s response to the pandemic, please visit https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus. by repurposing another location to provide relief to our students while allowing Pope John to be utilized for senior and veteran housing. I would not have voted to purchase Pope John if the intent was to keep it a school while the City has other, underutilized locations. Only time will tell what the outcome will be. Sincerely, Anthony DiPierro Former City Councillor [Pavlo] telling you that if you, Mr. Resnek, can bring down Carlo DeMaria, it does nothing but add value to the work that you and Mr. Pavlo were doing together, right?” “Absolutely,” replies Resnek. “And you write back, ‘You know I will work with you to make this a success without question. I am going to bring down the mayor. What a thing is coming. It benefits both of us big time.’” “That’s what you wrote, correct?” asks the attorney. “Yes, sir,” replies Resnek. Next week: It’s a Philbin life.
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