Page 18 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, June 21, 2024 FOUNDERS | FROM PAGE 7 pleased to vouchsafe him some small parte parcel or proportion of his inheritance for himself and company to plant in.” But the General Court advised him to prosecute his claim in some inferior court. He was “twice defeated in attempting to recover his own. The matter was finally set at rest by an order of the court to “lay out twenty acres of good planting land in some convenient place for Sagamore George to make use [of].” The expedition, which was sent in order to find the land for settlement, discovered that “it was a neck of land generally full of stately timber, as was the main, and the land lying on the east side of the river, called Mystick River, from the farm Mr. Cradock’s servants had planted called Mystick, which this river led up unto; and indeed generally all the country round about, was an uncouth wilderness full of timber.” When the Spragues arrived at Mishawum, they also saw an “English house, thatched and palisaded,” where lived the pioneer settler Thomas Walford. To be continued… (Inna Babitskaya is a Malden historian; member of the Malden Historical Commission and author of historical books “From Maldon to Malden,” “Time of Converse” and “Fellsmere Park – Emerald of Malden.”) Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/ Advocate.news.ma IRS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION T 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 master’s degree in taxation. Local student graduates from Bucknell University B ucknell University celebrated nearly 900 graduates from the Class of 2024 on Sunday, May 12, 2024. The class represents over 60 majors across Bucknell’s three colleges (Arts & Sciences, Engineering and the Freeman College of Management). These students hail from 32 U.S. states and 21 nations. Malden resident Keri Gilligan was among the graduates and received a B.S. in Business Admin. Founded in 1846 and located along the banks of the Susquehanna River in historic Lewisburg, Pa., Bucknell University is an undergraduate-focused institution that stands uniquely at the intersection of top-ranked liberal arts, engineering and management programs. For more info: https://www.bucknell.edu/ Local student named to Bucknell University Dean’s List B ucknell University, of Lewisburg, Pa., has released the Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2023-24 BHRC | FROM PAGE 17 fill out the annual municipal census. There are more efficient ways to keep our voter rolls up to date which many other states use without issues. If the Legislature wants to make our democracy more accessible in Massachusetts, they must send this reform to the governor’s desk.” ---The group Common Cause urging repeal of a current law that if a voter does not respond to the annual municipal census, they are penalized by being placed on the inactive voter list. Inactive voters must provide proof of residency and fill out an affidavit form to restore their standing and to cast a ballot that counts. HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? academic year. Two Maldonians were among the students recognized: Tales Carneiro Passos, class of 2025, International Relations, and Keri Gilligan, class of Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Sena er matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been filed. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week June 10-14, the House met for a total of 11 hours and 26 minutes and the Senate met for a total of five hours and 41 2024, Business Analytics. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive Dean’s List recognition. minutes. Mon. June 10 House11:01 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Senate 11:09 a.m. to 11:29 a.m. Tues.June 11 No House session No Senate session Wed. June 12 House11:02 a.m. to 3:12 p.m. No Senate session Thurs. June 13 House11:02 a.m. to 6:04 p.m. Senate 11:12 a.m. to 4:33 p.m.. Fri. June 14 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall. com Bob founded Beacon Hill Roll Call in 1975 and was inducted into the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) Hall of Fame in 2019. Public Notice Malden Board of Health At a Board of Health meeting held on April 22, 2024 the Board of Health voted unanimously to amend the Malden Board of Health Rules and Regulations, Section 21, Restricting the Sale and Use of Tobacco & Nicotine Delivery Products in the following way: Regulation D, Tobacco Products Sales to Minors Prohibited: 1. No person, firm, corporation, establishment, or agency shall sell tobacco or e-cigarette products to anyone born after 1/1/2004. D. 2, (c)- The owner or other person in charge of an entity authorized to sell tobacco or e-cigarette products at retail shall conspicuously post a sign stating that “The sale of tobacco or e-cigarette products to someone born after 1/1/2004 is prohibited” The notice shall be no smaller than 8.5 inches by 11 inches and shall be posted conspicuously in the retail establishment in such a manner so that it may be readily seen by a person standing at or approaching the cash register. The notice shall directly face the purchaser and shall not be obstructed from view to place at a height of less than 4 feet or greater than 8 feet from the floor. The effective date of this amendment is January 1, 2025. June 21, 2024
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