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Man Admits Operating Scam That Defrauded CT Victim Of Nearly $1.2 Million
A 35-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge stemming from a lottery scam that defrauded an elderly Connecticut victim of nearly $1.2 million.
Stieve Fernandez, age 35, of Argentine and Jamacia, made the plea on Wednesday, Feb. 3, in Bridgeport, said U.S. Attorney John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, between approximately 2015 to 2018, Fernandez and others, including Minique Morris and Horace Crooks, defrauded an elderly Mystic resident in a lottery scam.
As part of their scheme, Ferna…
Wolcott Activist, March To End Revenge Porn Founder Receives International Recognition
A Wolcott activist who organized a movement against revenge porn, the practice of posting images and videos of a sexual nature without the subject's knowledge on the internet, has been awarded $10,000 toward their non-profit through L'Oreal Paris's Women of Worth initiative.
Leah Juliett, who uses singular "they" pronouns, founded March Against Revenge Porn in August of 2016 after they found themselves victimized by the practice in high school. They have since been featured on CNN, BBC, BuzzFeed, MTV, Teen Vogue, Sky News, Daily Mail, CTV, New Day Show and TED.
"This year has giv…
NJ Dance Instructors Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boys In Bergen, Rockland, Fairfield Counties
A New Jersey instructor with a competitive Irish dance organization sexually assaulted three boys, a trio of lawsuits filed in Hackensack charge.
A second teacher, who has since died, was also accused by one of the three with assaulting him three decades ago.
The plantiffs allege the abuse occurred in Bergen, Rockland and Fairfield counties, as well as in Syracuse, Orlando and Ireland, IrishCentral.com reported.
One boy alleges that an instructor identified in court papers as "D.T." sexually abused him during consecutive summers at a River Edge, NJ home beginning in 1986, the report says. …
All-Time High? Here's How Many Americans Are Expected To Travel Over Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and a near record-breaking number of Americans are expected to hit the road to kick it off this year, according to AAA.
Nearly 43 million Americans are expected to mark the unofficial start of summer on a high note with a Memorial Day weekend jaunt, making it the second most traveled since AAA began tracking travelers in 2000, only behind 2005.
In total, an additional 1.5 million more people are expected to travel this year on roads, rails, and runways, AAA announced, a 3.6 percent increase from last year’s holiday.
According to AAA, 37.6…
