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Four of the defendants have been arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court. —Fabio Rodrigo Jordao Correa, 31, of Saugus, has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit larceny over $1,200, six counts of larceny over $1,200, one count of common and notorious thief, 11 counts of false or fraudulent insurance claims and one count of identity fraud. —Jose Manuel Gordon, 49, of Roxbury, has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit larceny over $1,200 and one count of receiving stolen property. —Tabajara Alves Ribeiro, 23, of Saugus, has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit larceny over $1,200. —Wanda Greene, 56, of Revere, has been charged with receiving a bribe as a public employee, receiving unlawful gratuities as a public employee and receiving improper compensation as a public employee. Two other individuals were indicted by the grand jury and carriers. This scheme operated for multiple years and was allegedly masterminded by defendants Jhon Lopera and Fabio Correa. The defendants allegedly orchestrated the submission of scores of insurance claims for customers of the shop that defrauded the insurance carriers of in excess of $1 million in payments. The claims were false in a are fugitives: —Jhon Alexander Lopera Munera, 40, of Revere, charged with one count of conspiracy to commit larceny over $1,200, six counts of larceny over $1,200, one count of common and notorious thief, 15 counts of false or fraudulent insurance claims, one count of bribery of a public employee, one count of giving unlawful gratuities to a public employee and one count of promising or off ering improper compensation to a public employee. —Edwin Alexander Lopera Munera, 33, of Pawtucket, R.I., charged with one count of conspiracy to commit larceny over $1,200. Both of those individuals are believed to have fled to Colombia. During a two-year investigation by the District Attorney’s Offi ce, the Everett Police and the Massachusetts Insurance Fraud Bureau, authorities learned that an auto-body shop, FT Auto or Riviera Auto in Everett, was allegedly at the center of a wide-ranging scheme to defraud multiple insurance HOTEL | FROM Page 1 service to city residents. Ward 1 Councillor Joanne McKenna reminded fellow councillors of former Mayor Brian Arrigo’s committee focused on revitalizing Squire Road. McKenna said the goal was to bring hotels and restaurants to that street. “This is a great, great start for Squire Road,” she said. Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto was equally supportive. “This is a great location for a boutique hotel,” he said, adding that the more hotels Revere attracts, the less demand there will be for city services. “It’s a great project and a winwin for everybody,” said Zambuto. variety of ways: They often included descriptions of automobile collisions that had never occurred, or collisions in which the damage to the vehicles were infl ated, or damage to the vehicle was done at the shop itself and was not the result of a collision. The claims also listed persons as drivers of vehicles involved in the collisions who were simply aliases of the defendants or stolen identities appropriated by the defendants for use in the fraudulent scheme. As part of the scheme, defendant Lopera allegedly cultivated a relationship with defendant Greene, who was a clerk at the RMV branch in Revere and performed RMV queries and transactions at Lopera’s request and received electronic payments and gift cards from Lopera as compensation for her services to him. **** A scheduling hearing was set for Monday, at which time a trial date and other events in the case were to be set. The Assistant District Attorney assigned to this case is Graham Van Epps. Ward 6 Councillor Chris Giannino worked with the development team and described them as helpful and open. “This will bring a lot of income to the city,” said Giannino. Councillor-at-Large Michelle Kelly raised a concern that not enough neighborhood notifi - cation and outreach had been done and more information needs to be shared with residents who live across the street and will feel the greatest impact from the hotel. But City Council President Anthony Cogliandro, who lives in the neighborhood, said notifi cation had taken place and he looks forward to seeing a new Squire Road streetscape that includes the hotel.
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