The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) is warning Virginia taxpayers about a new wave of COVID-19-related scams amid the second round of stimulus checks being delivered.
6:15 p.m.: CPS 14-day case rate surpasses 80
The Columbia Public Schools 14-day case rate per 10,000 people is at 82.3.
The updated CPS student tracker shows 136 students in the district currently in quarantine and 29 active cases.
To break the student cases down:
Elementary schools: 68 quarantined, 12 positive cases, 19 out of 21 schools affected
Middle schools: 33 quarantined, 6 positive cases, 7 out of 7 schools affected
High schools: 23 quarantined, 11 positive cases, 3 out of 4 schools affected
Other: 12 quarantined, no positive cases
The district has seen 1,819 quarantined student cases, and 437 positive student cases since June 2020.
The updated CPS staff tracker also shows 43 staff members currently in quarantine and 14 active staff cases. 22 staff members are out due to EFMLA laws.
Scranton, PA Lynne Mineo and Richard Mineo, both of Old Forge, Pennsylvania, were charged in a criminal information with tax evasion.
According to Acting United States Bruce D. Brandler, the information alleges that the Mineos, who are husband and wife, failed to report a total of $550,469.92 in income between tax years 2014 ($145,205), 2015 ($169,346), 2016 ($153,749), and 2017 ($82,168). The income was for the Mineos business, a beer retail store called Mineo s Brewer s Outlet, located in Dunmore, Pennsylvania.
The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service s Criminal Investigation Division. Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip J. Caraballo is prosecuting the case.
Criminal Informations are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.
The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division issued a warning Thursday about a new wave of COVID-19 scams tied to the latest round of stimulus payments, especially targeting taxpayers in the District of Columbia.