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Bridgeport Family Struggles To Get Body Of Mother Back Home Following Death In Caribbean
The family of a Bridgeport woman who died while on vacation in the Caribbean is asking for help in raising funds to bring her home for burial.
Librea Scott, 42, died unexpectedly on Friday, Sept. 6, while in Jamaica, said her daughter Monique Roy, 28, on a GoFundMe page.
Since her death, the family has had a difficult time getting her remains back to Connecticut, she said.
Roy flew to Jamaica on Monday, Sept. 30, and said she is doing her best to make arrangements to bring her home.
"I have been met with adversity at every step of this process it’s crazy but there is no system in pl…
Three From Fairfield County Among Five Charged In Marriage Fraud Scheme
Three Fairfield County residents were among five implicated in an alleged scheme involving sham “green card” marriages.
Kenol Noel, 34, Carl Jarrett, 35, and Ricky Owen, 39, all of Bridgeport, have been charged with submitting false immigration documents after entering multiple “marriages” with non-U.S. citizens and sponsoring those non-citizens’ applications for lawful permanent residence in the U.S., also known as “green card” status.
Manhattan resident Marvin Williams, 59, and Dwight Henry, 44, a citizen of Jamaica living in Queens, are also facing charges for their roles in similar sche…
Beware Of These Lottery, Sweepstakes Scams, Better Business Bureau Says
Tired of your spouse, friend, children, relative or even yourself getting duped by fraud -- which is exploding on cellphones, mailings and computers?
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) produced this new study (also attached below) which offers basic tips to avoid being conned. As the saying goes, if it seems to good to be true -- it probably is.
Sweepstakes, lottery and prize scams are among the most serious and pervasive frauds operating today, according to the BBB.
While the scams’ roots go as far back in the culture as gambling, the fraud continues to evolve with the times -- and now in…
