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CT Man Returned $300K Of Items To Home Depots That He Never Paid For: Feds CT Man Returned $300K Of Items To Home Depots That He Never Paid For: Feds
CT Man Returned $300K Of Items To Home Depots That He Never Paid For: Feds A Connecticut man is accused of ripping off nearly $300,000 from more than two dozen Home Depot stores across eight states, including Massachusetts and Connecticut, authorities said.  Henrique Costa-Mota, age 26, of West Hartford, is charged with conspiracy and wire fraud in the scheme that he allegedly ran from June 2021 until February 202, the US Attorney for Rhode Island said.  Costa-Mota is accused of going to Home Depot locations across the Northeast dressed as a contractor. He would walk in empty-handed, take several doors from the back of the store, and then "return" them t…

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Secret Service Agent Who Drove Michelle Obama Accused Of Harassing Woman For Sex: Report Secret Service Agent Who Drove Michelle Obama Accused Of Harassing Woman For Sex: Report
Secret Service Agent Who Drove Michelle Obama Accused Of Harassing Woman For Sex: Report A US Secret Service agent who was former First Lady Michelle Obama's driver was charged with harassment and intimidating a Martha's Vineyard woman who didn't want to have sex with him, CNN reported.  Douglas Vines, 53, pleaded not guilty to the charges in an Edgartown court last week.  According to the CNN report, Vines and the woman were in a two-month relationship when she declined to have sex with him one night. This sent the federal agent "off the handle," she told the Oak Bluffs Police Department, per CNN, and it kicked off a campaign of threats and harassment.  Vi…

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by Josh Lanier
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Quincy Man Made Thousands Of Fake $100 Bills Using Mr. Clean Magic Erasers: Feds Quincy Man Made Thousands Of Fake $100 Bills Using Mr. Clean Magic Erasers: Feds
Quincy Man Made Thousands Of Fake $100 Bills Using Mr. Clean Magic Erasers: Feds A man in Quincy, who federal agents said is behind thousands of fake $100 bills that were used across the country, pleaded guilty to counterfeiting currency this week.  Victor Cardona, 34, faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 after admitting to the scheme on Monday, Oct. 3, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts said. A judge will sentence him in January.  US Secret Service agents began investigating Cardona in 2019 after stores around Boston reported finding "bleached" $100, court documents show. Agents said they used cell phone data to map out who was p…

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