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Arlington, VA
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Pair Used Stolen IDs To Land DC Apartments, Then Exploited Eviction Delays: Feds Pair Used Stolen IDs To Land DC Apartments, Then Exploited Eviction Delays: Feds Pair Used Stolen IDs To Land DC Apartments, Then Exploited Eviction Delays: Feds
Pair Used Stolen IDs To Land DC Apartments, Then Exploited Eviction Delays: Feds They found a way to live rent-free. Then prosecutors say they kept doing it. Two DC residents are accused of cycling through stolen and fake identities to land apartments without paying the bills, exploiting an eviction process that could keep them inside for months while losses climbed into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Maliktra Derenorcourt, 27, and Philippe Oliver Gadie, 34, were charged in a seven-count indictment unsealed this week as federal investigators continue digging into what they describe as a multiyear housing and Social Security fraud scheme. The alleged playbook was…

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by Zak Failla
Hartford, CT
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Cash App Makes Group Payments Easier With Apple, Google Pay: Here's How Cash App Makes Group Payments Easier With Apple, Google Pay: Here's How Cash App Makes Group Payments Easier With Apple, Google Pay: Here's How
Cash App Makes Group Payments Easier With Apple, Google Pay: Here's How You can soon pay a friend through Cash App without having an account. Cash App has launched a new group payment feature called pools, the Block-owned app said in a news release on Tuesday, July 29. Organizers can collect money in seconds, even from people who don't use the app, by accepting contributions through Google Pay and Apple Pay. The feature has rolled out to a limited number of users, with wider access expected soon. "Cash App has always made sending money between friends and family feel effortless, and we know that many of our customers already use the platform as a way to c…

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by Chris Spiker
Hartford, CT
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Venmo Upgrades Debit Card, Checkout Options To Compete With Rivals: See What's New Venmo Upgrades Debit Card, Checkout Options To Compete With Rivals: See What's New Venmo Upgrades Debit Card, Checkout Options To Compete With Rivals: See What's New
Venmo Upgrades Debit Card, Checkout Options To Compete With Rivals: See What's New Venmo is launching a new debit card rewards program and expanding its checkout options as the popular payment platform aims to compete with other similar services. Parent company PayPal announced the upgrades to the Venmo Debit Mastercard and Venmo Checkout service in a news release on Wednesday, June 4. The money-transferring app is used monthly by more than 64 million Americans. Venmo's debit card now offers 15% cash back at major retailers like Lyft, McDonald's, Sephora, Walgreens, and Walmart. Users can activate offers through the Venmo app to earn rewards on purchases both in…

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
Quakertown's Sabrina Carpenter Adds Two PA Shows Among New Short n' Sweet Tour Dates Quakertown's Sabrina Carpenter Adds Two PA Shows Among New Short n' Sweet Tour Dates Quakertown's Sabrina Carpenter Adds Two PA Shows Among New Short n' Sweet Tour Dates
Quakertown's Sabrina Carpenter Adds Two PA Shows Among New Short n' Sweet Tour Dates If you need another cup of "that me espresso," Sabrina Carpenter will have some for you in the fall. Carpenter is extending her Short n’ Sweet Tour with an additional North American leg, the pop singer announced on Instagram on Thursday, Feb. 27. The new dates include stops in Pittsburgh and New York City. The tour extension comes after the Quakertown, Pennsylvania, native won two Grammys and was nominated for four others on Sunday, Feb. 2. "Can't wait to see you all for one last short n' sweet hurrah," Carpenter posted. View this post on Instagram …

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by Chris Spiker
New Rochelle, NY
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Cash App Users To Get Refunds In $175M Order As Feds Target Fraud Cash App Users To Get Refunds In $175M Order As Feds Target Fraud Cash App Users To Get Refunds In $175M Order As Feds Target Fraud
Cash App Users To Get Refunds In $175M Order As Feds Target Fraud Cash App's parent company will have to pay $175 million for poorly protecting its users from fraud and financial crimes on the payment platform, officials said. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Block to refund up to $120 million to users harmed by fraud, the federal agency said in a news release on Thursday, Jan. 16. The parent company of Cash App, which has more than 56 million accounts, must also pay a $55 million fine into the CFPB’s victims relief fund. The CFPB found that Block failed to properly investigate unauthorized transactions and deprived users of…

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by Chris Spiker
Fredericksburg, VA
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Former Prison Guard Sentenced For Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds Former Prison Guard Sentenced For Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds Former Prison Guard Sentenced For Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds
Former Prison Guard Sentenced For Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds A former prison officer at the Coffeewood Correctional Center in Virginia will spend decades in prison after paying a minor in exchange for multiple sexually explicit images and video, officials say. Davey Jonathan Sisk, 30, of Culpepper, pleaded guilty over the summer to federal charges in connection to child exploitation and child porn possession, authorities announced. On Wednesday, Oct. 23, prosecutors announced that Sisk has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. According to court documents, between June 2023 and February, Sisk used the social media app "Telegram" to coerce another pe…

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by Zak Failla
Hagerstown, MD
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Hagerstown Woman Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Minors For Cash Sentenced For Exploitation: Feds Hagerstown Woman Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Minors For Cash Sentenced For Exploitation: Feds Hagerstown Woman Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Minors For Cash Sentenced For Exploitation: Feds
Hagerstown Woman Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Minors For Cash Sentenced For Exploitation: Feds A Maryland woman has been sentenced to decades in prison for sexually exploiting a child, federal authorities announced on Tuesday. Hagerstown native Ashley Marie Tibbs, 34, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for sexually abusing two children. According to her guilty plea, Tibbs sexually abused two minors who were between the ages of 2 and 5, which she filmed, and sent to John Balch in exchange for cash. Balch - who has already been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the exploitation of six minors - paid Tibbs a total of $38,325 …

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by Zak Failla
Fredericksburg, VA
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Former Prison Guard Admits To Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds Former Prison Guard Admits To Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds Former Prison Guard Admits To Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds
Former Prison Guard Admits To Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds A former prison officer at the Coffeewood Correctional Center in Virginia is facing decades in prison after paying a minor in exchange for multiple sexually explicit images and video, officials say. Davey Jonathan Sisk, 29, pleaded guilty this week to federal charges in connection to child exploitation and child porn possession, authorities announced. According to court documents, between June 2023 and February, Sisk used the social media app "Telegram" to coerce another person to create and send him illicit photos or video of minors. During that time frame, one of the children was 3 and t…

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by Zak Failla
Dorchester, MA
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Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA
Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA A 28-year-old woman who tried to smuggle nearly 75 pounds of marijuana from the United States into London was arrested in Boston on Saturday, March 30, while waiting on her connecting flight, authorities said.  Nalexus Palmer, of Clinton Township, Michigan, had flown from Detroit to Boston with the drugs in two large suitcases before US Customs and Border agents detected the vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  A judge ordered her held on a $3,000 bail on Monday.  Palmer told police that she did not know the drugs along with two AirTag…

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by Josh Lanier
Vernon-Rockville, CT
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CT Man Enticed Minors To Send Him Explicit Photos Over Phone App: Feds CT Man Enticed Minors To Send Him Explicit Photos Over Phone App: Feds CT Man Enticed Minors To Send Him Explicit Photos Over Phone App: Feds
CT Man Enticed Minors To Send Him Explicit Photos Over Phone App: Feds A 43-year-old Connecticut man has been hit with child exploitation charges after enticing young girls to send him sexually explicit images and videos over a phone application in return for money, federal officials announced. Tolland County resident Daryl Todd of Vernon was arrested on Thursday, March 7, and charged with child exploitation offenses, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  According to federal officials, Todd's arrest followed an investigation conducted by the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force that determined he had used Snapchat to co…

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by Ben Crnic
West Chester, PA
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PA Prison Guard Was Selling Drugs to Inmates, DA Says PA Prison Guard Was Selling Drugs to Inmates, DA Says PA Prison Guard Was Selling Drugs to Inmates, DA Says
PA Prison Guard Was Selling Drugs to Inmates, DA Says A corrections officer at the Chester County Prison is accused of smuggling drugs and tobacco to inmates in exchange for cash, according to prosecutors.  Antoine Williams, 27, is charged with eight felony counts of possession with intent to distribute and related offenses, said District Attorney Deb Ryan's Office.  Jail staff said they were investigating drug use at the prison in June when an inmate told them his cellmate had paid Williams for Suboxone, a drug used to treat opioid addiction.  A different inmate later told authorities that the 27-year-old guard also …

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by Mac Bullock
Glen Burnie, MD
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Massive Contraband Smuggling Operation At Maryland Prison Broken Up: AG Massive Contraband Smuggling Operation At Maryland Prison Broken Up: AG Massive Contraband Smuggling Operation At Maryland Prison Broken Up: AG
Massive Contraband Smuggling Operation At Maryland Prison Broken Up: AG An elaborate smuggling conspiracy at the Jessup Correctional Institution that could have been taken from the pages of a movie script has been broken up, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced. Eleven people have been indicted for a contraband conspiracy involving inmates, former inmates, prison staff, and family members who worked to sneak drugs and electronics into the Anne Arundel County facility. The extensive investigation was launched in April 2021, when officials found heroin, Suboxone, an Apple Watch, and data storage cards in the cell of inmates Gary Ward and Donte Tyler,…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
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Prison Guard Convicted Of Smuggling Contraband Into Maryland Correctional Facility Prison Guard Convicted Of Smuggling Contraband Into Maryland Correctional Facility Prison Guard Convicted Of Smuggling Contraband Into Maryland Correctional Facility
Prison Guard Convicted Of Smuggling Contraband Into Maryland Correctional Facility A former correctional officer in Maryland is the latest to face prison time for his role in a racketeering conspiracy to smuggle contraband into an area prison, authorities announced. Andre “2 Chainz” Davis, 37, of Baltimore, was convicted by a federal jury for a wide-ranging racketeering conspiracy at the Chesapeake Detention Facility in Baltimore following a seven-day trial. Eight other co-conspirators - including two other correctional officers, four detainees, and two outside facilitators - previously pleaded guilty to their roles in the scheme. Beginning in 2016, Davis and other …

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
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Police Warn Public After String Of Ride Share Robberies Across Maryland Police Warn Public After String Of Ride Share Robberies Across Maryland Police Warn Public After String Of Ride Share Robberies Across Maryland
Police Warn Public After String Of Ride Share Robberies Across Maryland Baltimore police are investigating a string of robberies involving suspects using Ride Share apps to carjack drivers, authorities say. The suspects are reportedly carjacking the drivers, then using the Ride Share apps to pick up victims and either rob them via Cash App or drive them to ATMs, according to Baltimore police. Detectives have connected with multiple vendors and are working to investigate these cases and have payments reversed to victims when applicable. Officers have reportedly made arrests and are working with both local and federal law enforcement partners in investigating th…

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by Annie DeVoe
Towson, MD
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Phone Scammers Posing As Baltimore City Sheriff’s Department Officials Phone Scammers Posing As Baltimore City Sheriff’s Department Officials Phone Scammers Posing As Baltimore City Sheriff’s Department Officials
Phone Scammers Posing As Baltimore City Sheriff’s Department Officials Phone scammers have been targeting Maryland and New York area residents by posing as officials trying to collect money to clear arrest warrants, authorities say. The scammers have been using a caller ID to show the Baltimore City Sheriff's Department to appear legitimate. The Sheriff's Office is warning residents saying they will never contact anyone by phone to gather money. The scammers ask people to pay through electronic payment methods such as Apple Pay, Cash-App, Venmo, or similar means to steal funds from potential victims, officials say. If you receive such a call, note the in…

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by Annie DeVoe
Fairfield, CT
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COVID-19: Don't Fall For These Virus-Related Scams Making Rounds In Fairfield County COVID-19: Don't Fall For These Virus-Related Scams Making Rounds In Fairfield County COVID-19: Don't Fall For These Virus-Related Scams Making Rounds In Fairfield County
Covid-19: Don't Fall For These Virus-Related Scams Making Rounds In Fairfield County Fraudsters are scamming the elderly by taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to officials in Fairfield County. The City of Bridgeport reported 114 scams during the last four months, stemming from 19 known scams conducted via social media, text message, email and phone calls.  According to the Bridgeport Emergency Communications and Operations Center,  scammers pose as employees of COVID-19 treatment facilities, testing locations, government operations distributing stimulus monies and charity groups.  They then use venues like Venmo and Cash App to extract mone…

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by Christina Coulter