THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2023 Page 9 Kick off the New Year with an updated COVID-19 booster and $75 gift card Free Family-Friendly Vaccination Clinics Scheduled in Everett, Malden, Revere BOSTON (Jan. 19, 2023) – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has extended its $75 gift card off er through March 31 for Massachusetts residents who get a COVID-19 vaccination or booster at participating “Get Boosted” vaccination clinics in Everett, Malden and Revere. The clinics off er fi rst and second doses of the vaccine as well as the updated bivalent COVID-19 booster, which is approved for everyone ages 6 months and older. Staying up to date on vaccines, including boosters, is the most eff ective way to prevent serious illness from COVID-19. Commonwealth residents who get vaccinated or boosted against COVID-19 at any of the designated clinics can receive a $75 gift card to a local retailer for each dose administered, while supplies last. DPH is working with local partners to make the COVID shots accessible to as many people as possible: • In Everett, clinics are currently TAX | FROM Page 8 promise your personal information. 10. Protect your personal and fi nancial information. Never provide this information in response to unsolicited text messages, emails or social media posts claiming to be from the IRS. 11. Report fraud to law enforcement. Submit Form 3949A, Information Referral, if you suspect an individual or a business is committing fraud. IRS-CI is the only federal law enforcement agency with the authority to investigate violations of the Internal Revenue Code. In fi scal year 2022, IRS-CI identifi ed $5.7 billion in tax fraud, initiated 1,388 criminal tax investigations and obtained 699 criminal sentences for tax crimes. Case examples include the following: King Isaac Umoren was sentenced to more than 13 years for fi ling false tax returns, aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, money laundering and impersonating an FBI agent. He was also ordered to pay nearly $9.7 million in restitution. Umoren owned and operated Universal Tax Services, a tax preparation business based in Las Vegas, where he prepared scheduled on Tuesdays and Saturdays (times vary) at Eliot Family Resource Center, 548 Broadway; and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pope John High School, 888 Broadway (rear entrance), through March 25; • In Malden, clinics are currently scheduled at the YMCA, 99 Dartmouth St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday through March 25; • In Revere, clinics are currently scheduled at Women Encouraging Empowerment, 50 Walnut Ave., on Tuesdays Jan. 24 and Jan. 31 from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. To fi nd a clinic off ering the $75 gift card near you, go to Mass. gov/GetBoosted. No ID or proof of health insurance is required. In October 2022, DPH launched the Get Boosted campaign as part of its Vaccine Equity Initiative to increase vaccination rates, with a focus on boosters. Massachusetts is a national leader in COVID-19 vaccination; according to the CDC, 93% of the state’s population age 6 false tax returns using the IRS Preparer Identification Numbers of his employees to make it appear as though they had prepared the false returns, not him. He also secretly took fees out of clients’ tax refunds without their knowledge and arrived at a client’s house posing as an FBI agent to demand payment. He also sold his company under false pretenses by signifi cantly infl ating his company’s value. Mehef Bey, Iran Backstrom and Eurich Griffi n III conspired to promote a nationwide tax fraud scheme to more than 200 participants in at least 19 states – causing more than $64 million in false tax refund claims to be fi led. Their scheme involved recruiting clients and preparing false tax returns on the clients’ behalf by convincing the clients that their mortgages and other debts entitled them to tax refunds. Between 2014 and 2016, seminars across the county were held to publicize the scheme. Bey and Backstrom were sentenced to 11 years and eight years, respectively, in prison. Additionally, Griffin was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison. Bey and Backstrom must pay approximately $26.35 million in restitution, and Griffi n must pay more than $1.6 million in restitution. months and older has received at least one dose, compared with 81% nationally. Some 64% of fully vaccinated individuals in Massachusetts have had a booster. “We’d like to see as many people vaccinated as possible, so we are off ering these communitybased COVID vaccination clinics – inc luding a $75 gift card incentive at select locations – to make it easier for people to protect themselves and those around them,” said Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Margret Cooke. “These boosters provide the best protection against the Omicron subvariants, which are currently the most prevalent strains of COVID-19 in Massachusetts. The vaccine and boosters are proven to be safe and eff ective for adults and children. If you’ve been thinking about getting the vaccine, now is the time.” Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccination clinics off ering incentives, and fi nd a clinic near you at Mass.gov/GetBoosted. IRS-CI is the criminal investigative arm of the IRS and is responsible for conducting fi nancial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics traffi cking, money-laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and more. IRS-CI special agents are the only federal law enforcement agents with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code – boasting a more than 90 percent federal conviction rate. The agency has 20 fi eld offi ces located across the U.S. and 12 attaché posts abroad. Attorneys at Law 14 Norwood St., Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 John Mackey, Esq. * Katherine M. Brown, Esq. Patricia Ridge, Esq. PUBLIC AUCTION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH AT 2:00 PM MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE • MELROSE • 8 ROOM / 4 BEDROOM 2-STORY COLONIAL STYLE HOME ±1/3 ACRE ON 662 Franklin Street FEATURES: MELROSE, MA TO BE SOLD ON THE PREMISES • 2 Story Colonial Style Home • ±13,052 S/F Of Land • • Total Of (8) Rooms w/ (4) Bedrooms & (2 ½) Baths • • ±3,932 S/F of Gross Living Area Above Grade • Oil Hot Water Baseboard Heat • • Full Basement • Fireplace • Open Porch • Public Water & Sewer • • Clapboard Siding • Zoned: URA • Assessor’s Parcel # B12-0000068 • % ONE CAR BUILT-IN GARAGE % SALE PER ORDER OF MORTGAGEE Attorney Oscar L Suarez Of The Firm Of Halloran & Sage, LLP, 225 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT Attorney for Mortgagee TERMS OF SALE: $20,000.00 Aaron Posnik AUCTIONEERS • APPRAISERS Deposit Cash Or Certified Funds 5% Buyer’s Premium Applies Other Terms To Be Announced At Time Of Sale West Springfield, MA • Philadelphia, PA 413-733-5238 • 610-853-6655 TOLL FREE 1-877-POSNIK1 • (767-6451) MA Auc Lic #161 • PA Auc Lic #AY000241L Web: www.posnik.com • Email: info@posnik.com PUBLIC AUCTION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH AT 1:00 PM MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE • MELROSE • 10 ROOM / 4 BEDROOM 2-STORY THREE FAMILY STYLE HOME “CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ALL AMENTIES” 71-73 Grove Street MELROSE, MA TO BE SOLD ON THE PREMISES FEATURES: • 2½ Story Three Family Style Home • ±5,808 S/F Of Land • • Total Of (10) Rooms w/ (4) Bedrooms & (3) Baths • • ±2,479 S/F Of Gross Living Area Above Grade • Oil Heat • • Full Basement • Open Porch • Aluminum Siding • Public Water & Sewer • • Zoned: BA1 • (6) Car Driveway • Assessor’s Parcel # 0C6-0000079 • SALE PER ORDER OF MORTGAGEE Attorney Oscar L Suarez Of The Firm Of Halloran & Sage, LLP, 225 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT Attorney for Mortgagee TERMS OF SALE: $10,000.00 Aaron Posnik AUCTIONEERS • APPRAISERS Deposit Cash Or Certified Funds 5% Buyer’s Premium Applies Other Terms To Be Announced At Time Of Sale West Springfield, MA • Philadelphia, PA 413-733-5238 • 610-853-6655 TOLL FREE 1-877-POSNIK1 • (767-6451) MA Auc Lic #161 • PA Auc Lic #AY000241L Web: www.posnik.com • Email: info@posnik.com
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