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Miami Man Nearly Beheads, Murders Mom Who Came To Check On Him: Police Miami Man Nearly Beheads, Murders Mom Who Came To Check On Him: Police
Miami Man Nearly Beheads, Murders Mom Who Came To Check On Him: Police A 40-year-old Miami Beach man was arrested and charged with murder after an eight-hour SWAT standoff over the weekend after his New Jersey mother's body was found nearly decapitated in a dumpster, police said. Anthony Caruso, 40, was arrested on Sunday, July 20, following the standoff at his apartment on Washington Avenue, according to a criminal complaint filed by Miami Beach Police. Police were dispatched to 800 Washington Ave.,, for a welfare check after Elizabeth Caruso’s son-in-law reported not hearing from her for over six hours, the affidavit says. Elizabeth had arrived mid-day Satu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
$5K DOGE Rebate Checks For Americans? Musk, Trump Tease Possible Plan $5K DOGE Rebate Checks For Americans? Musk, Trump Tease Possible Plan
$5K Doge Rebate Checks For Americans? Musk, Trump Tease Possible Plan President Donald Trump is floating the idea of a potential $5,000 rebate for American households, following a suggestion from billionaire Elon Musk that taxpayers should benefit from cost-cutting measures at the federal level. Trump’s remarks came Wednesday, Feb. 19 Miami Beach, Florida, after Musk posted on X that he would “check with the President” about a proposal to distribute tax refund checks funded by savings from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).  The idea was originally suggested by James Fishback, CEO of Azoria Investment, who referred to it as a “DOGE Dividend.…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Luxury Watches & Lies: NY Real Estate Mogul Admits to $63M Investor Fraud Scheme Luxury Watches & Lies: NY Real Estate Mogul Admits to $63M Investor Fraud Scheme
Luxury Watches & Lies: NY Real Estate Mogul Admits to $63M Investor Fraud Scheme A New York real estate mogul formally confessed to masterminding a multi-million dollar investment fraud scheme. Elchonon Schwartz, 46, of New York City, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a Georgia federal courtroom on Wednesday, Feb. 13, admitting that he swindled hundreds of investors through a crowdfunding platform meant for commercial real estate investments. Beginning in May 2022, Schwartz solicited funds for a large commercial real estate complex in Atlanta, Georgia, using the website Crowdstreet Marketplace. He raised around $54 million from 654 investors, prosecutors said. Later that…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
'Heinous, Dehumanizing:' Twin NYC Luxury Realtors Face Federal Sex Trafficking Charges 'Heinous, Dehumanizing:' Twin NYC Luxury Realtors Face Federal Sex Trafficking Charges
'Heinous, Dehumanizing:' Twin NYC Luxury Realtors Face Federal Sex Trafficking Charges Three luxury real estate agents and brothers known for operating in the New York City area are accused of drugging and raping numerous women dating back over a decade. Brothers Oren and Tal Alexander, founders of the real estate firm Official, and their brother Alon are charged with multiple counts of sex trafficking, according to a complaint filed in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, Dec. 11. “The charges outlined in this indictment reflect some of the most heinous and dehumanizing crimes of sexual exploitation that our NYPD detectives investigate," NYPD Commissioner Jessica …

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by Michael Mashburn