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Dead Passengers, Fake Drivers: NJ Woman, Colombian Lover's $13M Scheme Unravels
Some of the passengers were dead. Some of the drivers had never driven a car.
But a New Jersey woman and her Colombian lover apparently had no trouble taking taxpayers for a ride.
For years, prosecutors say, Jael Watts, 45, of Alloway, operated Pearl Transit Corporation, a New Jersey-based company that purported to have drivers scattered across the country giving rides to elderly and disabled people while also conducting outreach for homeless Americans.
Watts and Luis Pino-Copete, 42, of Bogota, Colombia, were convicted following a multi-week federal trial in Utica of orchestrating a spraw…
Woman Stabbed, 88-Year-Old Beaten With Cane During Nassau County Attack, Police Say
Two women, including an 88-year-old, were hospitalized after an argument inside a Long Island home escalated into a stabbing and assault with a flower pot and cane, police said.
The violence unfolded at a residence on Empire Street in Elmont at about 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, according to Nassau County Police.
A verbal argument involving 31-year-old Faheem Winstead and the two women, ages 58 and 88, turned physical, detectives said.
Winstead stabbed the 58-year-old woman in the leg and struck her in the head with a flower pot, leaving her with a laceration, investigators said. He then br…
Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence
A fashion company CEO and his wife were found shot dead outside their California home, according to multiple reports.
Neighbors identified the couple as Bryan and Michelle Walker, who built the women’s clothing brand, Bryn Walker.
They were found outside their home on Panoramic Way in Oakland, California, on Friday, Oct. 2, The Berkeley Scanner reported.
Police had not publicly released their names when the Scanner published its report. Michelle was 63. Reports differed on Bryan’s age.
A neighbor who heard gunfire discovered the couple around 10:45 a.m., according to the Scanner, ci…
Nassau Woman Attacked By Man With Loaded Gun, Suspect Captured After Chase: Police
A Long Island man threatened a woman with a loaded gun and bit her on the lip during an attack Thursday, Oct. 1, police said.
Ernest Naranjo, 22, of Westbury, got into a “disturbance” with a 21-year-old woman at a home in New Cassel around 7:30 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said.
Naranjo initially bit the woman on the lip, then walked outside, cops said. But he quickly returned, kicked in the front door, and pointed a firearm at the victim, police said.
As the woman feared for her life, Naranjo struck her with the weapon, then fled on foot, investigators said. The victim called…
Father Of Four Stabbed To Death On NYC Subway, ‘Heartbroken’ Children Launch Fundraiser
After a father of four was stabbed to death in a random attack on the New York City subway, his children have launched a fundraiser to honor his life.
Mesias Lojano, 59, of Jamaica, Queens, was killed while riding the J train near Woodhaven Boulevard on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
“He was a devoted father to four children, a cherished member of our family, and a friend to so many,” the Lojano children wrote in a GoFundMe. “We are his children, William, Laura, Darwin, and Edwin, and we are heartbroken.”
Jyrell Thomas, 25, of the Bronx, was arrested and charged with murder in Lojano’s death, WABC r…
