Page 18 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 11, 2023 OBITUARIES Margaret A. (Flanagan) Geraghty A lifelong resident of Malden, passed away Monday August7th, 2023. Margaret was born in Malden on January 27th, 1947, the youngest daughter of William Flanagan and Eleanor (Kierstead). She was predeceased by her parents, her sister Kathleen Curran and brothers Arthur, John and William Flanagan and survived by her sister Mary Duhy. She loved telling stories of family parties with Irish songs sung by her brothers and loved being part of a large family with many nieces and nephews whom she loved. Raised and educated in Malden, Meg was a proud graduate of Girls Catholic High School, where she held lifelong cherished friendships. She went on to study at Malden Hospital School of Nursing where she found her calling of becoming a nurse. Meg was a kind and generous soul and was always helping someone in need; she was a natural born caretaker. She led by example and showed kindness in her work and life every day. Working as a nurse was a great source of pride for her. But it was her role as loving mother to Kevin, Chris and Katie and grandmother that was Meg’s life’s joy. Though her road was not always easy, Meg persevered and lived for her family. Her grandchildren Matthew, Carrolynne, Molly, Evan and Jack were what kept her heart full and brought her joy. She was utterly devoted to her grandchildren, bragged about them daily and snuck them candy as often as she could. She was actively involved in every 12 YEARS PRISON SENTENCE FOR TAX CRIMES chased a Bentley and a Maserati as well. Cosmetic surgery was also one of the benefits of continuing in this tax fraud scheme. The guilty verdict was handed down on April 3, 2023. She was sentenced on July 11, 2023. The IRS stated that she also A fter a four-day federal court trial, a tax preparer was sentenced to 12 years in prison. The tax preparer created phony businesses that reported false operating losses. She also claimed fuel tax credits even though only .2% of all taxpayers qualify for such fuel credits. She also claimed state income tax deductions as an itemized deduction on Schedule A for taxpayer clients of hers that lived in Texas. Texas has no state income taxes. Apparently, she also fabricated medical expense deductions, charitable contribution deductions and deductions for unemployment reimbursements. The IRS Criminal Investigation division uncovered evidence that 98% of her tax clients received refunds. In reality, several of her tax clients owed as much as $25,000 in federal income taxes and yet paid nothing. This tax preparer supposedly was charging more for tax preparation fees than was customary in her area of tax practice. She encouraged clients to refer her business in order to perpetuate the continuing crimes. The IRS confirmed she purowed over $1.9million in federal income taxes. She only began to pay money towards the outstanding balance once she realized the IRS’ Criminal Investigation Division Special Agents were investigating her and only after the crimes were committed. As a tax preparer, she is required to not only file all of her tax returns, but she is also required to pay all of the taxes due to the federal government. The CI is the Criminal Investigation division of the IRS, responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and much more. CI agents are the only federal law enforcement agents with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code, obtaining more than a 90% federal conviction rate. The agency has 20 field offices located across the U.S. and 12 attache’ posts abroad. With 87,000 new IRS agents on the horizon and with over $47billion being earmarked for enforcement, you are much more likely to see an increase in tax evasion convictions in the years to come. 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. parent organization as her kids were growing up, and was first to start a fundraiser, help a friend and donate her time. She was an expert cake decorator, hard core Boston sports fan, avid reader, lover of Hallmark movies, and a self- proclaimed bingo nut. Meg loved few things more than a Brigham’s hot fudge sundae and a great patriotic singalong. The stories of people whose lives she touched with a simple kindness is long and she will be forever missed. She is survived and will be missed by her children, Kevin Geraghty and his wife Kristi , Christopher Geraghty, and Kathlen Conti and her husband Phil plus her beloved 5 grandchildren: Evan Conti, Jack Conti, Matthew Conti, Carrolynne Geraghty and Molly Conti. Visitation was held at the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St, Malden on Thursday, August 10th, 2023, from 4-7. Funeral services will be held from the funeral home on Friday, August 11th at 9:00 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at the Immaculate Conception Church, 609 Pleasant St, at 10:00 AM. Interment to follow in Puritan Lawn Cemetery, Peabody. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the National MS Society. Meg suffered from MS for 41 years and benefited on many occasions from the MS Society’s services. https://mssociety.donordrive.com/ campaign/Meg-Geraghty-Memorial-Fund SPORTS | FROM PAGE 16 LYNN CLASSICAL: Kassandra Pena. LYNN ENGLISH: Aida Bellal, Dani Diroche, Abetty Kivenghi, Victoria Samuel (MVP). MALDEN: Sabrina Dangervil, Victoria Gammon, Thora Henry, Rashmi KC, Addison McWayne, Vivian Onyejiaka, Makeila Scott. MEDFORD: Emma Beardsley, Anna Casey, Emma Casey, Maria Colombo, Iasmin De Sousa-Vieira, Ella Melchionno, Savanna Nash, Magdelawit Takele. REVERE: Yara Belguendouz, Ashley Cabrera Rodriguez, Gemma Stamatopoulos. SOMERVILLE: Charlotte Johnson, Anais Lopez, Cindy Luxama, REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BUYER1 MUI, WENTING BUYER2 MUI, JOSEPH SELLER1 CHU, PAUL W SELLER2 CHU, BETTY T Salvatore Morando A lifelong resident of Malden, passed away on August 4th, 2023. Sal was born in Malden in 1951, the son of James and Alma Morando. He was raised and educated in Malden, graduating from Malden High School with the Class of 1969. He furthered his education by taking classes at Mass Bay Community College and Salem State College. Sal had a career in, as well as managed, printing and bookbinding for several decades, and later went on to pursue a career in healthcare. He worked at Malden Hospital first as a Financial Counselor, prior to moving into Medical Records management. He later worked at Lawrence Memorial Hospital as the Manager of Patient Registration. Sal worked at Hallmark Health for 30 years until his retirement. After “retiring”, he expanded his skills by working jobs that gave him joy; substitute teaching in the Malden Public Schools, ushering at the Schubert, eventually returning to work per diem for medical offices within the Hallmark/Tufts community. Salvatore married his high school sweetheart Beverly Babcock in May of 1972 in the Maplewood Baptist Church in Malden. The two settled down in Malden to raise their family. Sal and Bev shared 51 years of marriage together and created a life admired by many. Fueled by their spiritual nature and commitment to community, Sal and Bev became longtime dedicated members of the First Lutheran Church of Malden. Sal’s great love of music and singing inspired his proud participation within the Reading Community Singers and the Saengerfest Men’s Choir. He is survived by his wife, Beverly M. (Babcock) Morando, his daughters Amy Morando Munro and her husband Jeff, April Daly and her husband Todd (both of Malden), his siblings Catherine Maher and husband Michael of Wilmington, James Morando II and wife Jacqueline of WenMaria Narh-Botchway, Manal Zahid. *** GBL SOFTBALL ALL-STARS CHELSEA: Ada Figuera. EVERETT: Emilia Maria-Babcock, Gianna Masucci, Kayley Rossi, Kristi Skane (MVP). LYNN CLASSICAL: Rachel Dana, Manuela Lizardo, Mckayla Poisson. LYNN ENGLISH: Kate Johannson, Arianna Laboy, Leanyah Pineiro. MALDEN: Peyton Lightbody. MEDFORD: Lorelai Davis, Rebecca Price, Sophia Purifory. REVERE: Emma Cassinello, Riley Straccia. SOMERVILLE: Madison French, GBL BOYS VOLLEYBALL CHELSEA: Brandon Rodriguez, Bryan Vicente. EVERETT: Dimitar Dimitrov, Henrique Franca. LYNN CLASSICAL: Karim Chinchilla. LYNN ENGLISH: Willy Soto. MALDEN: Kyle Lee, Eric Mei, Aiden Tham. MEDFORD: Danny Diskin, Hayson Shing. REVERE: Christyan Berger (MVP), Brian Novoa, Ruben Rodriguez, Alexander Serrano-Taborda. SOMERVILLE: Elias Colley, Ozzy Marks. Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman/The Commercial Record, a weekly trade newspaper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warren Group. For a searchable database of real estate transactions and property information visit: www.thewarrengroup.com. ADDRESS 57 CUSHING RD CITY MALDEN DATE 07.18.23 PRICE 760999 ham, his grandchildren Anthony, Giovanna, Abigail, and Amelia, and great-grandfather to Anthony Jr. Sal will be fondly remembered by several nieces, nephews, and special friends. Sal was the type of man that even if you hadn’t talked in twenty years, he’d treat you like his closest friend. As a leader of tradition, he’d insist on participation in “mandatory family fun,” even in the strangest of circumstances. Annually, he and his family would exchange gratitudes over a box of Bell’s Seasoning. He and Beverly would spend time together watching movies; they had many for each season, especially Hallmark holiday movies at Christmas or “On Golden Pond” to close out the summer. This too, was passed down to his daughters, who made these nights even more special by turning them into theme nights. At Halloween, he and his grandchildren would scour Halloween stores for the perfect new addition to our “House of Horrors”. Most of all, he and the people that he met along the way created the type of memories that would have an everlasting impact. To know Sal was to love him, and love him we did. If you know Sal, you know a tight hug, a hot cup of coffee, an Italian feast, a stained white t-shirt (v-neck, of course), an open door, and invaluable love. Our hearts break in the midst of the chaos, the world turns upside down, and nothing feels normal. The only constant is the feeling that Sal’s love is ever-present. If love had a name, it would be Salvatore. Sal’s passing is a tremendous loss to so many, but the way that this man loved openly and proudly, will be forever cherished by all. His spirit is a permanent part of everyone that has ever crossed his path, and we now live in his light. A service to celebrate Sal’s life will be held at the Weir-MacCuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem St Malden on Saturday, August 12 at 10:00 AM. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, August 11, from 4 – 8 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: First Lutheran Church of Malden, 98 Waite St, Malden, MA 02148 or the Salvation Army, 209 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906 Nikki Grover. ***
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