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Page 14 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, MArCH 1, 2024 Two Saugus men charged in million-dollar insurance fraud case A Middlesex County Grand Jury has indicted six people – including two Saugus men – in connection with an insurance fraud scheme that bilked insurance carriers out of more than a million dollars. Fabio Rodrigo Jordao Correa, 31, 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. Tabajara Alves Ribeiro, 23, has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit larceny over $1,200. This week Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan, Everett Chief of Police Steven Mazzie and Chief of Investigations of the MassachuSOUNDS | FROM PAGE 13 pleton spoke from the top of the rock outcrop against Great Britain’s demands from the colonies. The Appleton’s Pulpit historical marker at that spot is familiar to many residents and was recently restored by the local Parson Roby Chapter of the DAR. This program will give the background of that incident, including political changes in England and in the colonies that profoundly changed the relationship between them. Paul is a National Park Ranger at the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site and vice-president of Saugus Historical Society. The program is free to the general public. There will be a brief meeting at 7 p.m. to allow Saugus Historical Society members the opportunity to vote on the slate of officers for this year, followed by a presentation of a booklet of photographs of the work of Carmine Moschella, created by his daughter Carla Moschella, for the historical society archives. Many Saugus residents will remember Mr. Moschella’s work at the high school and the many projects he contributed to the town. He passed on many of his skills to the high school students and adults who took woodworking and furniture restoration classes from him. The “Appleton’s Revolution” talk will follow immediately. As usual, light refreshments will be served. setts Insurance Fraud Bureau Katherine Mulligan announced the indictment of six individuals in connection with allegedly filing false and fraudulent insurance claims through their business, Riviera Auto Body, which is located in Everett. “During a two-year investigation by the District Attorney’s Office, 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 carriers,” according to a press release issued by Ryan’s office. “This scheme operated for multiple years and was allegedly masterminded by defendants Jhon Lopera and Fabio Correa. The deCompost/Recycling DropOff Site winter hours The Town of Saugus Compost/Recycling Drop-Off Site is closed for the winter. But it will reopen for recycling on the third Saturday of this month weather permitting. Please note: The site will be open March 16 during the period from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please contact Scott Brazis, Director of Solid Waste/Recycling, with any questions at 781-231-4036. Welcome to Cliftondale The Meg Foundation Board of Directors is inviting former students, family members, friends, or anyone interested in attending an “Open House” event at The MEG Building, formerly known as the Cliftondale School, from May 4–5, 2024. Many of our visitors to the school – located at 54-58 Essex St. – have shared with us incredibly special memories of their childhood while attending the first, second, third and fourth grades. Oftentimes they bring their grandchildren as well to take a tour of the building and view firsthand what an elementary school looked like those many years ago. The purpose of this event is to highlight Cliftondale, the school, the people and the businesses that have made this part of Saugus special. Presently board members are in the process of gathering historical items, class pictures, schoolbooks and handwritfendants allegedly orchestrated the submission of scores of insurance claims for customers of the shop which defrauded the insurance carriers of in excess of $1 million in payments,” the statement continued. “The claims were false in a variety of ways: they often included descriptions of automobile collisions which had never occurred, or collisions in which the damage to the vehicles were inflated, 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 cultiten letters of young students. If you have any class pictures or school memorabilia that the committee could borrow to display, or if you have any questions, please contact Paula Walsh at 781-520-2122. Kindergarten Enrollment 2024-2025 Open enrollment for kindergarten will begin on Monday, April 22, and continue through Friday, April 26. Kindergarten is free and full day (8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.). Families can pick up a kindergarten registration packet at the main office of the Veterans Early Learning Center between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Completed registration packets will be due on Wednesday, May 22, and Thursday, May 23, during the following hours: 9:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. (All registration documents must be included on the packet return dates.) Staff will be available to collect your documentation at the main entrance. Once all documentation is confirmed we will schedule an appointment for a mandatory kindergarten screening. Kindergarten screenings will be held on June 3 & 4 and will last 20 minutes. *While there is no official deadline for kindergarten registration, we ask that you register your student by May 24, to help us effectively plan staffing and programming for next year.” SAVE 2024 Environmental Scholarship Available vated 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.” Also indicted: 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. 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. Four of the defendants have been arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court. Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment (SAVE) is very pleased to announce that it is offering a $1,000 Environmental Scholarship to a Saugus resident who is or will be attending a two- or fouryear college or other educational institution and pursuing a degree in an area that would positively impact the environment. A qualifying applicant may be a 2024 high school graduating senior or a current college undergraduate student continuing their education. Applicants can download the SAVE 2024 Environmental Scholarship Application Form found at www.saugusSAVE.org. Please note: Section C of the application should be identified with your initials only and should provide a brief summary of any of your activities relating to the environment, as well as describe how you feel your career choice will positively impact the environment. Please email your application – no later than midnight on April 19, 2024 – to: SAVE Co-President Ann Devlin at adevlin@aisle10.net What’s new at the Saugus Public Library? There’s always something interesting going on. Here’s an activity worth checking out: Join us at the Saugus Public Library on March 11 from 6-7:30 p.m. for an adult painting class with the Pop Up Art School. Each participant will create a painting on canvas of a starry night sky. The preTwo other individuals were indicted by the grand jury and are fugitives. They are 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 offering improper compensation to a public employee. Edwin Alexander Lopera Munera, 33, of Pawtucket, R.I., was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit larceny over $1,200. Both of those individuals are believed to be in Colombia. senters will provide instructions on proper brush techniques, how to stabilize the hand to allow for better fine motor control and how to create texture using different paint colors and brushstrokes, plus how to mix paint to create shadows and highlights. By the end of the class, participants will not only have created a painting, but will have learned techniques for continuing on their own. No experience is necessary. This is a free class with all materials provided, but space is limited. Please register on our events calendar (https://www. sauguspubliclibrary.org/) or call 781-231-4168, ext. 3107. Pop up Art School has been teaching for nine years and has taught over 1,750 art programs in public libraries, plus afterschool enrichment in public and private schools. Their artists/teachers have taught in private and public schools on the South Shore of Boston. loon! Bingo is back at the KowJoin the Kowloon Restaurant for Wednesday Night Bingo. The event takes place every Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and will continue to April 3. Entry is free. Games, prizes and music highlight the event. For more information, call the Kowloon Restaurant at 781-233-0077 or visit online at www.kowloonrestaurant.com March 8 Night Dance Jam THE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 16

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