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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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Details Emerge On 'Scaled Down' Obama Weekend Birthday Bash In Martha's Vineyard
Former President Barack Obama hosted his 60th birthday party in Martha's Vineyard over the weekend, an event a spokeswoman said would be scaled down due to the increase in COVID-19 cases across the country. Axios initially reported that 475 guests and around 200 support staff were set to attend the party on Saturday, Aug. 7. It was set to be outdoors, and guests were asked to be vaccinated against COVID-19. However, a spokeswoman for Obama later said due to the spread of the Delta variant, the former president and first lady decided to scale the party down to only include close friends an…