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Man Who Torched Car With ‘Napalm’ Outside US Capitol During Carter Memorial Dodges Prison Man Who Torched Car With ‘Napalm’ Outside US Capitol During Carter Memorial Dodges Prison
Man Who Torched Car With ‘Napalm’ Outside US Capitol During Carter Memorial Dodges Prison A Virginia man who torched his car with homemade “napalm” outside the US Capitol during President Jimmy Carter’s memorial will avoid prison time, federal officials said. Adrian J. Hinton, 36, of Lorton, was sentenced to one year of supervised release and 125 hours of community service for setting his vehicle on fire near the Capitol, according to the US Attorney’s Office in DC. Hinton pleaded guilty in January to one count of destruction of government property. The incident took place shortly before 5 p.m. on Jan. 8, when Carter's body was lying in state at the Capitol Rotunda.  …

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by Zak Failla
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Randolph Duo Admits To $3.2M Ponzi Scheme That Took Locals' Life Savings Randolph Duo Admits To $3.2M Ponzi Scheme That Took Locals' Life Savings
Randolph Duo Admits To $3.2M Ponzi Scheme That Took Locals' Life Savings Dozens of people — including some who handed over their life savings — were defrauded out of more than $3 million by a Randolph couple who now admit to running a Ponzi scheme, according to federal officials. Milendophe Duperier, 33, and Vanessa Joseph, 26, have agreed to plead guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Court dates for their plea hearings have not yet been set. According to prosecutors, Duperier posed as an investment advisor, convincing locals to hand over money with the promise it would be used to buy securiti…

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by Josh Lanier
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Ex-Mass Cop Busted in $3M Fake Luxury Watch Conspiracy Gets 60 Days In Jail: Feds Ex-Mass Cop Busted in $3M Fake Luxury Watch Conspiracy Gets 60 Days In Jail: Feds
Ex-Mass Cop Busted in $3M Fake Luxury Watch Conspiracy Gets 60 Days In Jail: Feds If you bought a luxury watch from a Massachusetts police officer for a steal, you may have been duped. That’s what former cop Klevis Nako, 24, admitted to in a Connecticut federal court this week, according to federal authorities. Nako was convicted of conspiracy to sell counterfeit goods after he imported fake designer watches from China and sold them across the U.S. through Instagram and Facebook, the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut said. He has been sentenced to 60 days in federal prison, authorities said. His operation unraveled after federal agents intercepted dozens of shipments and con…

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by Josh Lanier
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'Depraved' Lynn Man Who Admitting To Sexually Exploiting Kids He Taught Gets Prison: Feds 'Depraved' Lynn Man Who Admitting To Sexually Exploiting Kids He Taught Gets Prison: Feds
'Depraved' Lynn Man Who Admitting To Sexually Exploiting Kids He Taught Gets Prison: Feds A 56-year-old Lynn man who admitted to sexually exploiting minors in Laos, where he worked as an English teacher and ran a help organization, will spend more than a decade in federal prison, authorities said.  Michael Sebastian was sentenced on Wednesday, July 10,  to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release after that, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He pleaded guilty to three counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places in December.  He was arrested in July 2020.  “Mr. Sebastian took advantage of young, vulnerable children in h…

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by Josh Lanier