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Brooklyn Man Charged In $400K Gold Bar Scam Targeting Elderly Maryland Couple, Police Say
A Brooklyn man is facing charges after allegedly scamming a 75-year-old Bethesda couple out of over $400,000 through a gold bar scheme, Montgomery County police announced. Yongxian Huang, 23, was arrested after posing as a federal agent and convincing the couple to convert their assets into gold bars for "safekeeping" with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, authorities said Friday, Nov. 22. The elaborate scam began in September 2024 when the victims received a fake text message claiming to be from Apple about unauthorized charges. After contacting the number provided, the cou…
Lifestyle
'Queen Of Christmas' Mariah Carey's Holiday Tour Stopping In MD: Here's When, Where
Get ready, lambs. Mariah Claus is comin’ to town. The oft-proclaimed queen of Christmas herself, singing superstar Mariah Carey, will hit several arenas across the Northeast on her holiday tour, dubbed “Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time.” A celebration of the 30th anniversary of her wildly successful “Merry Christmas” album and its megahit single, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” the tour will visit 20 cities across the country. The show is produced by Live Nation and features Carey’s “timeless holiday classics alongside fan-favorite chart-toppers promising an unforgettable festive experienc…
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FBI Thwarts Iran-Linked Plan To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says
An Iranian operative and two associates living in America have been charged in a murder-for-hire plot targeting United States citizens, including President-elect Donald Trump. Federal authorities have charged Farhad Shakeri, an alleged operative of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), along with two New York City associates in a plot to assassinate a US citizen critical of the Iranian government. The case highlights the continued threat posed by Iran’s attempts to silence dissidents and even target top US. officials. According to the Department of Justice criminal complai…
Police & Fire
Teen Demanded Gold Bars From Elderly Maryland Woman To Keep Russia Away From Her Assets: Police
A 19-year-old New Yorker implicated in a government-imposter-related scam received nearly a million dollars in gold bars from an elderly Maryland woman who sought to keep Russia away from her money, authorities announced on Tuesday. Brooklyn resident Zhenyong Weng has been arrested for allegedly targeting an 82-year-old Silver Spring woman who reached out to her and allegedly instructed her to transfer her assets into gold bars to keep Russian hands off. The woman complied, police say, and handed off several packages worth an estimated $900,000 in gold bars. Shortly before 5:30 p.m. o…