Page 14 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JUnE 14, 2024 OBITUARIES Mr. Christopher Michael Johnson Christopher was born in O 7th f Pembroke, formerly of Saugus. Passed away on Friday, June at the South Shore Hospital surrounded by his family at the age of 53. He was the beloved husband of Victoria (Raineri) Johnson of Pembroke. Melrose and raised in Saugus where he remained a resident until he moved to Pembroke 5 years ago. He was the son of Walter E. and Joan T. (Scire) Johnson of Saugus. Christopher loved to participate in fantasy sports which he enjoyed with his cousin and friends partaking in grilling steaks and eating ice cream sundaes. He also liked playing golf and preparing barbeque. He was an avid Celtics and Red Sox fan, loved movies, reading and was a history buff. He collected sports memorabilia, which included autographed photos of his favorite basketball player, Larry Bird. In the summertime, there was nothing he enjoyed more than sitting by the pool with his children. Besides his wife and parents, he is survived by his loving daughters to whom he was completely devoted; Sydney Lee Johnson of Somerville, Madelyn Johnson of Melrose, Francesca Raineri-Johnson of Pembroke, and his stepdaughter Ailis Raineri of Pembroke. Christopher was the brother of Jennifer Carpenito of Peabody. He was also the proud uncle of Timothy Gambardella of Peabody, Caitlin Lucey of Reading and a Grand Uncle to Cameron Lucey of Reading. He is also survived by many uncles, aunts and cousins. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital @stjude.org. SERVICE INFORMATION Relatives & friends are invitIRS Criminal Investigation Division T ed to attend visiting hours in the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, 549 Lincoln Ave., SAUGUS, on Monday June 17, 4-8 p.m. A funeral will be held from the funeral home on Tuesday at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass in Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Summer St., Saugus at 10 a.m. For directions & condolences www. BisbeePorcella.com. he IRS Criminal Investigation Division files reports on an annual basis relating to investigations relating to tax fraud, corporate fraud, money laundering, identity theft as well as drug trafficking. The Internal Revenue Service states that its conviction rate was 88% in calendar year 2023. The IRS makes it a point of continuously releasing press releases in order to inform the public of its role in seeking prosecutions of people violating the tax laws. What types of tax fraud might the IRS look for? Claiming losses on lottery tickets that don’t exist, point-of-sale systems that delete a certain amount of revenue from being reported, the filing of false tax returns, claiming of fraudulent fuel tax credits, employee retention tax credits, paycheck protection plan forgivable loan applications, cryptocurrency crimes, narcotics trafficking, unreported income, underreported income, fictitious expense deductions, etc. The IRS allocated $38million in fiscal year 2022 in order to pay to whistleblowers. The IRS compensated whistleblowers between 15% to 30% of the amount of tax dollars recovered by the IRS, which amounted to over Janice (Kearney) Michalski O $143miilion paid to whistleblowers. Since 2007, the IRS has paid a whopping $1.1billion to whistleblowers. 71 percent of all claims filed by whistleblowers were denied. A Whistleblower would file Form D-3949-A with the IRS, (Tax Fraud and Identity Theft Information Report). The IRS is now using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in order to assist in its data gathering activities. The IRS will be able to increase its data gathering activities exponentially with the use of AI in order to more efficiently review tax-related data in order to detect income tax fraud and other types of crimes. We’ve entered a new age where governmental agencies will have just one more tool at their disposal to achieve their objectives. Joseph D. Cataldo is an estate planning/elder law attorney, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Financial Planner, AICPA Personal Financial Specialist and holds a masters degree in taxation. f Saugus, formerly of Charlestown. Died at Beverly Hospital on Saturday, June 8th at the age of 84. She was the wife of the late Joseph Michalski. Born in Quincy and raised in Charlestown, Mrs. Michalski was the daughter of the late Maurice and Lillian (Keefe) Kearney. She has been a resident of Saugus for the past 55 years. Mrs. Michalski is survived by her two daughters, Cara Aloise and Amy Michalski both of Saugus; one grandson, Cesare Aloise; two brothers, Richard Kearney of Saugus and James Kearney of Abington; and one sister, Mary Butler of Woburn. She was predeceased by her sister, Joanne Kearney. Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours in the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, 549 Lincoln Ave., Saugus on Friday June 14 from 4-7 p.m. A funeral will be held from the funeral home on Saturday at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass in St. Margaret’s Church, 431 Lincoln Ave., Saugus at 10 a.m. Interment at Riverside Cemetery in Saugus. In lieu of flowers, donations in Janice’s memory may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research hospital at stjude.org. Michele Marie (Healy) Guercio O f Saugus. Died peacefully at her home on Friday, June 7th, 2024, following a long and courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. Born on February 24, 1976, she was the daughter of James H. and Mary Ann (Haddad) Healy. Growing up in Lenox, Michele was the third of four daughters; all of whom graduated from the Lenox school system. Michele was a member of her high school basketball team when they went on to win the Western Mass. Conference Finals. Michele attended Regis College and then transferred to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where she earned her B.A. in English. She was employed for many years within accounting firms in Boston. Most recently, her true vocation was attained when she became a preschool teacher at Our Lady of Assumption Catholic School (OLA) in Lynnfield. Michele was an avid lover of nature, enjoying fishing with her boys and taking trips back home to The Berkshires. She loved living near the ocean and enjoyed many vacations to the beaches of Cape Cod and Maine with her family. She was an ardent sports fan and enjoyed watching the Celtics and Red Sox. Michele was thrilled that her boys shared the love of sports like she did. She loved being a sports mom watching Nathan and Luke playing the sports that she always enjoyed. On August 27th, 2005, she married her best friend and partner in life, Roy Guercio of Everett. Being the mother of two young sons, Nathan and Luke was her pride and joy. While she relished her time with them, cheering on their athletic and academic endeavors, the thing she was most proud of and would often say, is that she and her husband raised “good people”. Michele loved reading, listening to music, cooking for and with her family, baking birthday cakes from scratch, and making all those who came to her home feel welcome and loved. Michele had many interests such as picking up the clarinet that she used to play in high school. Michele adored her Russian Blue cat Mickey who would always sit on her and cuddle. She taught herself how to knit. Michele loved family and friends game night She also loved the challenge of finishing complex puzzles Michele leaves her husband of 19 years and her sons Nathan (15) and Luke (11). She also leaves her in-laws, Frank and Josephine Guercio. and their daughter, Mary Harkins and her daughter Mia Harkins; all of whom were more than in-laws, they were true family. She also leaves, Karen and her husband, Jeffrey Crofts of Pittsfield and their children, Abigail and Alexander Crofts, Susan Healy of Lenox and her son, Jack Frederick, and Jennifer Healy of Pittsfield. Her godparents, Elizabeth Sheehan of Dalton and George Haddad of Pittsfield as well as many aunts, uncles, and cousins across the state and the country. Relatives and friends were invited to attend visiting hours on Thursday, June 13th at the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, 549 Lincoln Ave in Saugus. A funeral will be held from the funeral home on Friday morning, June 14th at 9:30 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at 10:30 a.m. at her parish, Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Summer St. in Saugus. In lieu of flowers, donations can in made in her memory to: Our Lady of Assumption School, 40 Grove Street, Lynnfield, MA 01940 or to the Go Fund Me set up for her sons at this link: https://gofund.me/1cf22d2a Subscribe to the Advocate Online: www.advocatenews.net
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