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Cyber-Footsie Scammers From NJ, MD, VA Swindle $7 Million From Mostly Elderly Victims, Feds Say
Mostly elderly victims across the United States were conned out of a whopping $7 million by a quartet of romance scammers from New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia – all of whom were arrested by the FBI, authorities said.
The victims sent the money to the imposters thinking that they were helping out love interests, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
They lost a lot.
Arrested this past week, Sellinger said, were:
Nana Yaw Marfo, 37, of Virginia, who was accused of receiving at least $4.7 million;
Chevon Braxton, 42, of Maryland, who was accused of collecting at least $1.3 million;
Will…
DA: New Jersey Brothers Charged With Killing Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Woods
Two teen brothers from New Jersey were arrested on accusations they killed a man found in a wooded area in Quakertown (Bucks County), Pennsylvania, authorities announced.
Anthony Gamble, 19, and Joshua Gamble, 17, both of Somerset, NJ, will be charged with criminal homicide, criminal conspiracy, possession of an instrument of crime, and tampering with evidence, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's office.
The younger Gamble is being charged as an adult.
The brothers are accused of killing a man found stabbed to death early Thursday in a wooded area in the 500 block of East Pu…
