THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 Page 7 Revere Man Convicted in Rideshare and Delivery Account Fraud Scheme PROVIDENCE – A Revere, MA, man was convicted Tuesday by a federal jury in Boston of defrauding rideshare companies using fraudulent driver accounts that he created using stolen identities. Thiago De Souza Prado, 39, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, three counts of wire fraud, and three counts of aggravated identity theft. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf scheduled sentencing for Dec. 18, 2023. Prado was indicted in May 2021 along with 17 others, including co-conspirators Flavio Da Silva, Wemerson Dutra Aguiar and Luiz Neto. In March 2023, Aguiar was sentenced to 45 months in prison after pleading guilty to related charges. Da Silva is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 10, 2023. Neto pleaded guilty on Nov. 22, 2022, and fl ed the country before his scheduled sentencing in April 2023. According to the evidence presented at trial, starting in 2019, Prado obtained stolen Massachusetts driver’s licenses and bought social security numbers on the darknet. He and his co-conspirators then used the stolen identities to pass the criminal background checks, the sex off ender registry check and the driving record check required by the rideshare companies and by the Massachusetts Department of Public FRAUD | SEE Page 22 Bread of Life’s Annual 5K Walk is Sunday, Oct. 1 at Pine Banks Park in Malden T his year’s Walk is in Memory of former Bread of Life Executive Director Tom Feagley. Tom managed supper and pantry programs for those in need, fi rst at St Paul’s Parish Supper Program in Malden, then for more than 30 years at Bread of Life as Executive Director. Tom ministered to those in need, expandconstruction of Bread of Life’s new home at 54 Eastern Ave. in Malden. Tom dedicated his life to making the world a better place through spreading peace and adding color. He did this through his devotion to his extended family, to feeding the hungry and, for more than 50 years, to protesting against war, violence, racism and social injustice and advocating in support of peace, social justice, the homeless and anyone in need. The Walk will start across from TOM FEAGLEY Former Bread of Life Executive Director ed Bread of Life food programs beyond Malden to neighboring communities and worked to get funding to build a permanent home for all of Bread of Life’s programs. That dream is now being realized with the Hunt’s Photo on Main Street at 12 p.m. The Walk route is on sidewalks through Melrose and Malden, ending at the Pine Banks Park pavilion. New this year: In honor of Tom’s love of ice cream, walkers will enjoy ice cream treats after the Walk. Walker registration is $25/ adult, children ages six to 17/$10, under age 6/free. Register online at breadofl ifemalden. org (access “Take Action” on the far right then “Events”). Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact Patty Kelly at patty.kelly@breadofl ifemalden.org About Bread of Life: Founded in 1980, Bread of Life is one of the largest providers and distributors of food to at risk families in the communities north of Boston. Programs provided by Bread of Life include serving free evening meals four nights per week and offering food relief services to families residing in 13 communities: Malden, Medford, Everett, Saugus, Stoneham, Wakefi eld, Melrose, Reading, North Reading, Chelsea, Winthrop, Revere and Winchester. Bread of Life delivers food to senior citizens and homeless families and individuals sheltered in local motels. Bread of Life’s Backpack Nutrition Program provides backpacks of nutritious food to students in Everett. JOHN MACKEY & ASSOCIATES ~ Attorneys at Law ~ * PERSONAL INJURY * REAL ESTATE * FAMILY LAW * PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY * LANDLORD/TENANT DISPUTES 14 Norwood Street Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 WWW.JMACKEYLAW.COM Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? Call Dennis at (857) 249-7882 for details.
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