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🌱 Port Orange resident’s tax-fraud sentence tucked inside national IRS crackdown
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In today's newsletter:
- Port Orange resident’s tax-fraud sentence tucked inside national IRS crackdown
Also on today's calendar: Dueling Pianos and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 65.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Tax Fraud Blotter: A little off the sides (accountingtoday.com) — A former Connecticut tax preparer now living in Port Orange was sentenced for preparing false federal tax returns that generated large improper refunds for high‑income clients, and must repay hundreds of thousands of dollars. Her case appears in a broader roundup of tax and fraud prosecutions nationwide, underscoring how federal investigators are pursuing complex financial schemes across several states. 
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★ Featured events ★
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2026 Job Fair - For High School Students & The Public
The REC, 4655 City Center Cir, Port Orange
4:00 pm
Wednesday April 22
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Other local events
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Leads Group III
Copperline Coffee , 5521 S Williamson Blvd, #420 , Port Orange
8:30 am -
Leads Group II
McKenna's Place , 3781 S Nova Rd , Port Orange
12:00 pm -
Job Fair - For High School Students & The Public
The REC , 4655 City Center Circle , Port Orange
4:00 pm -
Leads Group I
Copperline Coffee , 5521 S Williamson Blvd, #420 , Port Orange
8:00 am -
Leads Group IV
Miller's Ale House , 907 Taylor Rd , Port Orange
12:00 pm -
Dueling Pianos
Dunes Brewing , 59 Dunlawton Ave Unit 102 , Port Orange
5:00 pm -
BGI Osseous : Port Orange, FL — Bio-Geometric Integration
Vessel Chiropractic , 3616 S Atlantic Ave B , Daytona Beach Shores
6:00 pm
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
Saturday April 25
Friday May 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Karate
Daytona Beach Shores, FL Calendar , 3000 Bellemead Dr, , Daytona Beach Shores
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The Hub on Canal and Patrick Walsh present: “The Vast Picture Show”
The Hub on Canal , 132 Canal St , New Smyrna Beach
5:30 pm -
Ponce Preserves the Planet
Ponce Inlet Preserve
10:00 am -
Volusia County Select Show and Reception
Atlantic Center for the Arts , 1414 Art Center Avenue , New Smyrna Beach
4:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Almost fell for this scam: Received a text stating Well Fargo declined authorization for a charge of $511 at Best Buy and to enter yes or no if I made the transaction.
I replied NO and then received a text that an agent would call me to verify the information. Agent called and stated a new debit card would be sent… (Nextdoor Port Orange Plantation) - Bunting has been visiting our back patio for a week.
So beautiful! Brilliant blue. Oops I meant Indigo bunting. I had to ask what it was because I never saw one before. (Nextdoor Port Orange North East)
- Lendmark Financial Services, LLC posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative (Sr. Loan Consultant ) in Port Orange. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member/Production in Port Orange. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Orange here.
🗞 Nearby News
Daytona Beach Shores
- DOH-Volusia Lifts Water Quality Health Advisory (floridahealth.gov)
- Coast Guard shuts down illegal charter operation at Ponce Inlet (actionnewsjax.com)
- Sand Fencing Project Completed in Ponce Inlet (1033wvyb.com)
Daytona Beach
- Paul Rudd, Brad Pitt, 'R,J. Decker.' Is Florida's film industry back? (news-journalonline.com)
- Florida Democrat outraises Congressman Cory Mills (news-journalonline.com)
- Spring Sports Postseason arrives in FHSAA (mysanfordherald.com)
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