Page 2 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JUnE 14, 2024 A sweet Saugus tradition continues T he Saugus Historical Society is planning its annual Strawberry Festival for tomorrow (Saturday, June 15) at the American Legion Hall (44 Taylor St.) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. As in past years, the festival will be held Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lien * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net along with the Garden Club Plant Sale and craft vendors on the Roby School lawn. The garden club’s tables will be set up at 9 a.m. that day so people can shop before heading into the nearby Legion Hall for their shortcakes. There are a few new craft vendors, and, as always, a delightful variety of plants and garden items to choose from on the Roby School lawn facing Main Street. Strawberry shortcakes will be served rain or shine, but last year’s rainy weather on festival day made it difficult for vendors on the lawn, so we hope for better weather this year. It is a wonderful tradition to see so many people from Saugus and beyond turn out for the festival, both to eat strawberry shortcake and to help behind the scenes. There will also be a silent auction that features a beautiful little strawberry quilt handmade by our well-known Sau425r Broadway, Saugus Located adjacent to Kohls Plaza Route 1 South in Saugus at the intersection of Walnut Street We are on MBTA Bus Route 429 781-231-1111 We are a Skating Rink with Bowling Alleys, Arcade and two TV’s where the ball games are always on! PUBLIC SKATING SCHEDULE 12-7 p.m. Sunday Monday Tuesday $9.00 Price includes Roller Skates Rollerblades/inline skates $3.00 additional cost Private Parties 7:30-11 p.m. Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday $10.00 Price includes Roller Skates Adult Night 18+ Only Private Parties Private Parties 4-8 p.m. $10.00 8:30-11 p.m. $11. 18+ Adults Only After 7 PM 12-9 p.m. $9.00 Everyone must pay admission after 6 p.m. Sorry No Checks - ATM on site Roller skate rentals included in all prices Inline Skate Rentals $3.00 additional BIRTHDAY & PRIVATE PARTIES AVAILABLE www.roller-world.com The annual Strawberry Festival is set for tomorrow, along with Saugus Garden Club Plant Sale By Laura Eisener This Strawberry quilt by Margie Berkowitch will be among the items featured in a silent auction at tomorrow’s Annual Strawberry Festival. (Photo courtesy of Laura Eisener) gus quilter Margie Berkowitch. Margie has won countless awards at the Topsfield Fair in the crafts pavilion for her beautiful work. She has been very generous to donate a number of strawberry-themed quilts over the years for the Saugus Historical Society festival. Nahant Woman and Winthrop Man Plead Guilty to Fraud and Tax Evasion DeCicco and Avedisian were indicted by a federal grand jury in Jan. 2018 B OSTON – A Nahant woman and Winthrop man pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court in Boston to conspiring to commit wire fraud and tax evasion. Gary P. DeCicco, 65, and Pamela M. Avedisian, 61, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns scheduled DeCicco’s sentencing for Sept. 18, 2024; Avedisian’s sentencing date has not yet been scheduled. DeCicco and Avedisian were indicted by a federal grand jury in January 2018. Between April 2012 and February 2013, DeCicco repeatedly told the IRS that he did not have the ability to pay his over $340,000 tax liability and that he had very little cash, no vehicles or real property and no ownership interest in any asset with a positive value. However, DeCicco had ownership interests in several businesses, vehicles and real properties titled in his name and the names of Avedisian, Lynnway Auto Sales Inc., and other entities, in order to conceal those assets from the IRS during that time period. In addition, beginning in March 2013, after the IRS accepted DeCicco’s proposed monthly payment plan (based on the false information DeCicco provided about his assets and income), DeCicco bought and sold numerous real properties, boats and highend cars and concealed those assets and his income from the IRS, often with Avedisian’s assistance. In addition, Avedisian owned a property in Nahant that was subject to a mortgage in excess of $1 million. In October 2015, DeCicco and Avedisian conspired to defraud the mortgage holder by proposing the sale of the property for significantly less than the outstanding mortgage, in what is commonly referred to as a “short sale.” By their very nature, short sales are intended to be armslength transactions in which the buyers and sellers are unrelated and act independently, allowing sellers to cede their ownership of the property in exchange for the short-selling bank’s agreement to release them from their unpaid mortgage debt. In order to get approval for the sale, DeCicco and Avedisian concealed their long-term romantic and business relationships from the loan servicing company and falsely represented that Avedisian could no longer make payments towards the mortgage on the property. In fact, just two months before the “short sale” closed, Avedisian purportedly received $3.5 million from the sale of another asset to DeCicco. The conspiracy charges each provide for up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy; Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division; and Harry Chavis, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, Boston Field Office made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kristina E. Barclay and Neil J. Gallagher, Jr. of the Public Corruption & Special Prosecutions Unit are prosecuting the case.
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