THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2021 Page 9 Town schedules COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for next week T own Manager Scott Crabtree and the Saugus Health Department announced yesterday plans for a Saugus COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic next Thursday (Dec. 16) from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Saugus Senior Center (466 Central St.). “We hope Saugus residents and their families will take advantage of this additional opportunity to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations in a convenient and easy-to-access manner,” Crabtree said in a press release yesterday. “The pandemic has been difficult for everyone, and we are proud to help provide protection to our community through this important initiative,” he said. This COVID-19 vaccine clinic will allow more accessibility and convenience for all children, adults and seniors of Saugus, according to the town manager. The clinic will offer Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and the Johnson & Johnson Janssen vaccines, if available, for those eligible from five years old and above needing their first, second or booster shots. Those interested in getting vaccinated are asked to book an appointment to allow for faster service at https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/cataldo for Saugus’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic. Appointments will be subject to the availability of vaccine doses, which are provided by the state. The Saugus Health Department can assist and answer any questions that residents may have at (781) 231-4117. “Access and availability to the COVID-19 vaccinations continues to be a priority of this administration,” Crabtree said. “Saugus will continue to prioritize the health and safety of our residents and look for ways to expand access to the vaccinations.” Saugus woman pleads guilty to bank fraud conspiracy (Editor’s Note: The following press release was issued this week by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston) A Saugus woman pleaded guilty Wednesday (Dec. 8) to her role in a bank fraud scheme that fraudulently obtained more than $300,000 from customer accounts. Emelyn Clough, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud conspiracy. U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis SaySpecial Town Meeting Four financial articles prevail on unanimous voice votes By Mark E. Vogler M onday’s Special Town Meeting turned out to be a night of consensus for the 50-member body. The members set the positive tone early by reelecting Town Moderator Stephen N. Doherty of Precinct 4 on a unanimous voice vote for a fifth two-year term to serve the period of 2021-23. Then, each of the four financial articles passed on unanimous voice votes during a session which lasted close to an hour. Meeting members asked questions about the articles, but there was no contentious debate on any of these measures. • Article 2 — This measure rescinds the use of $1.4 million from the Stabilization Fund during this year’s Annual Town Meeting. Those funds were used to subsidize the operational budget. With the availability of certified free cash in recent weeks, the town followed the advice of its financial advisors to restore the funds taken from the Stabilization Fund and use available free cash to balance the MEETING | SEE PAGE 16 lor IV scheduled sentencing for March 30, 2022. The defendant was charged on March 15, 2021. This case arose out of an investigation into schemes to withdraw funds, in the form of checks and cash, from customer accounts at several financial institutions. Organizers of the scheme paid individuals to request bank withdrawals from bank customers’ accounts using falsified identification documents in the names of the bank customers. Bank tellers were also recruited to accept the falsified identification documents without scrutiny and facilitate the withdrawals. The fraudulently obtained funds were then negotiated through accounts at other financial institutions that had been opened in the names of fictitious business entities. Clough opened a bank account in the name of a fictitious business using a counterfeit driver’s license and helped recruit a TD Bank teller to parGerry 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 ticipate in this scheme. Thereafter, between June and November 2017, co-conspirators utilized the bank account Clough opened and the bank teller Clough recruited to fraudulently obtain more than $300,000 from customer accounts. The charge of conspiracy to commit bank fraud provides for a sentence of up to 30 years in prison, up to five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Acting United States Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell and Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Leslie A. Wright and Christopher J. Markham of Mendell’s Securities, Financial & Cyber Fraud Unit are prosecuting the case.
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