Residents asked to remain vigilant, not give personal info If you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be an Internal Revenue Service agent stating that you have unpaid taxes that you will need to pay over the phone with a debit or credit card, do not fall for it. This is a scam […]
Nonprofits get arts grant extensions
Theater, ballet groups back in good standing with city, though IRS process drags on for BOTTG Benicia Ballet Theater finally has all its necessary paperwork to receive its city Arts and Culture Commission grant, the City Council heard this week. But while another group, Benicia Old Town Theatre Group, has state documentation that it’s cleared […]
Police: If ‘FBI’ or ‘IRS’ calls, be skeptical
Members of the Solano County District Attorney’s Consumer and Environmental Crimes Unit have a message for county residents: If a caller claims to be a tax collector representing the Internal Revenue Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation or California Franchise Tax Board, be skeptical.
Some light shed on longstanding FBI case as Seeno executive charged with fraud
A 38-year-old Danville man described as the manager of Discovery Sales has been arrested in Concord and charged with 17 counts of bank fraud and conspiracy to bank fraud, United States Attorney Melinda Haag and FBI Special Agent in Charge David Johnson announced Monday. The accusations are the result of an investigation into the use […]
Benicia Ballet Theatre regains status as nonprofit
Benicia Ballet Theatre has received notice from the California Franchise Tax Board that the dance organization’s nonprofit status has been restored, Renee Albrecht, the ballet studio’s publicity coordinator, said. The studio learned in October 2013 that its 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service had been reinstated, retroactive to when it first was determined to […]