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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Akeem Lopez A Petit Valley man was murdered on Monday afternoon while at a car wash Police reported that Akeem Lopez, 21 of Spring View Drive, Petit Valley was declared dead on arrival at the St James Medical Complex. Police said Lopez was at the car wash opposite Valley Harps Pan Yard, Morne Coco Road, Petit Valley at about 5 pm with a group of friends when a silver Nissan […]
\t While no one claimed responsibility for the attack, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif pointed the finger at Israel, calling the killing an act of ``\"state terror.''
\t ``Terrorists murdered an eminent Iranian scientist today. This cowardice _ with serious indications of Israeli role _ shows desperate warmongering of perpetrators,'' Zarif wrote on Twitter.
(Trinidad Guardian) High Court judge Frank Seepersad yesterday received a letter containing a 9mm bullet and a warning that he should resign or the bullet would look ‘good’ between his eyes.
In a police report made shortly after the incident, Seepersad said he returned to his home in South Trinidad shortly before 1 pm after adjudicating a civil matter at the San Fernando High Court.
On arriving at the residence, the officer took two white envelopes from the mailbox in front of the house into Seepersad’s kitchen, where the envelopes were opened by Seepersad.
Police checked CCTV footage from around Seepersad’s home and also spoke to neighbours but said no useful information was forthcoming.
At that time, Seepersad said he lives in faith, trusting in God and the T&T Police Service.
Tshepang Phohole appeared in the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court, alongside his girlfriend, stepfather, sister and brother in-law.
John Colletti even went as far as disguising himself as an elderly man to evade suspicion, federal prosecutors say.
Colletti, 55, allegedly targeted his victims by illegally obtaining their personal information and then using counterfeit driver's licenses to withdraw funds from their personal bank accounts via self-service kiosks at the casinos, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed in federal court in Michigan Thursday.
The kiosks, operated by Global Payments Gaming Services, are used by the casino industry for bill-breaking, jackpot processing, cash withdrawals, cash advances, and ticket exchanges, among other services, according to the complaint.
The kiosks require users to insert their driver's license and the last four digits of both their Social Security number and phone number before checking account funds can be withdrawn. Each victim had previously enrolled to have their bank accounts linked to their profile in Global Payments' \"VIP Preferred Program,\" the complaint said.
\"We initially identified this fraudulent activity and immediately alerted our customer and law enforcement. Throughout the investigation, we provided support and cooperation that ultimately led to the apprehension of this suspect,\" said Global Payments spokeswoman Emily Edmonds in a statement to CNN.
Colletti faces charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and fraud and related activity in connection with access devices, according to the complaint. Currently in the custody of US Marshals in Kansas, he has a detention hearing set for July 30, according to court documents filed in Kansas.
A spokesman for the US Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Michigan declined to comment further, though noted that they have requested that Colletti be transferred to face the charges in Michigan.
The attorney representing Colletti in pretrial proceedings in Topeka, Kansas, declined to comment.
The investigation began when casino security at the MGM Grand Casino identified at least 10 victims of identity theft that lost a total of approximately $98,840 between April 26 and May 27, 2019, according in the complaint.
The incidents were reported to the Michigan State Police, who opened an investigation and identified a suspect based on surveillance video, the complaint says.
In each instance, surveillance footage shows a person using a full prosthetic face mask to resemble an elderly White man, according to the complaint.
MGM Grand Detroit could not immediately be reached for comment.
A costume change and unsuccessful escape
Nearly a year later, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal Police arrested Colletti on March 12 for identity theft at the Prairie Band Casino and Resort in Mayetta, Kansas, according to the complaint.
Casino employees had observed, via surveillance video, an individual disguised as an elderly man \"wearing a straw hat, glasses, and using a mobility walker,\" withdraw roughly $20,000 from kiosks, according to the complaint.
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THE Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) on the weekend sought to set the record straight in relation to recent media reports surrounding the release of Lynford Allen, a former accused in the murder of financial analyst Jamie Lue in December 2005.Allen earlier this month made headlines when he was freed of the murder charge on the basis of 'lack of evidence', after 'one hundred court appearances' .
As Hyundai North America’s first chief communications officer, Dana W. White knows what it is like to have two feet in two worlds. “Growing up I always knew about the … Continued
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“Coming 2 America” is expected to be released directly to streaming video before the year ends as a result of a deal between Amazon Studios and Paramount
(Trinidad Express) Homicide detectives have been given instructions to lay a charge of murder against a 41-year-old Fyzabad man for the kill-ing of Santa Flora mother Tineil Shanice Cupid.
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Three men accused of assaulting a man and dumping him in Browns Farm, Cape Town, on 3 June, were arrested on Thursday evening.
According to a police statement, the men, aged 40, 41 and 42, assaulted the man and then loaded him into a Toyota Avanza, drove to Browns Farm, near Nyanga, and dumped him.
The victim, who survived the attack, was later sent for medical attention, police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana said in a statement.
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On Thursday, police received a tip-off when the Toyota Avanza was spotted at a car wash, with two occupants inside.
The third man was also arrested, but on a separate case, after he allegedly shot and injured another man in the leg on 6 June in Khakakhaka Street in Browns Farm.
BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA/BRENNA MATENDERE INFORMAL traders, who are currently unable to ply their trade on the capital’s pavements, have invaded open spaces around industrial areas, mainly in Graniteside, posing a COVID-19 health hazard as they flout lockdown regulations. Since relaxation of the COVID-19 lockdown in April, NewsDay has regularly witnessed informal traders, who are flocking to factories and wholesalers in the industrial area to purchase plastic buckets, blankets, plates and clothing items, among others, jostling to buy their wares without observing social distancing or wearing face masks. Frustrated shop attendants’ efforts to enforce social distancing in the queues have failed to bear fruit. Some enterprising vendors display their goods on open spaces to sell to those who are not keen on pushing and shoving in the meandering queues at the wholesalers. The hordes of informal traders, despite the many roadblocks set up by security forces to enforce lockdown regulations, still find their way to the industrial areas. Harare City Council spokesperson Michael Chideme yesterday said the informal sector should adhere to COVID-19 guidelines. “Our law enforcement section is working to ensure that the informal sector adheres to the COVID-19 protocols and guidelines,” Chideme said. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration in March pledged $600 million to cushion one million vulnerable families over three months, but has only disbursed funds to 200 000 beneficiaries. The majority of Zimbabweans work in the informal sector. Speaking to NewsDay on condition of anonymity, one vendor in Graniteside said she was forced to dice with death so that she could feed her family. “I come this side to buy these items so that I can sell and make money to feed my family. I’m a single parent, so buying and selling helps me to feed my little children who cannot support me financially. I am also afraid of contracting the virus, but I cannot let my children starve. I’m trying by all means to wear my mask most of the time, especially when I’m in a crowded place,” she said. Munashe Katsande from Mbare said he goes around selling hats and shoes to survive the harsh economic conditions. “I think the pandemic is real and I’m also afraid of contracting the coronavirus, but I cannot sit at home without food and money. Selling is what I do for a living and my family needs to be looked after. If I stay at home, who will bring food to the table? I have never benefited from the food that the government gives to people, so I have to come here and look for money,” he said. Mnangagwa on Tuesday imposed a dusk to dawn curfew and ordered all non-working sections of the population to stay at home. He said only registered small to medium enterprises and food markets would be allowed to operate. Despite this, unregistered SMEs and informal traders are going about their business. In Gweru, they are operating under closed doors. Car wash operators, saloons, mobile phone accessories dealers, vendors and money changers all devised ways to beat the strict
(Trinidad Guardian) As the restaurant industry battles through the seventh month of COVID-19 restrictions, several owners say unless the Government eases restrictions soon, low revenues may force them out of business by November.
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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The first virtual convention in the 80-year history of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) earned a thumbs-up from partners and sponsors. The successful event’s website, vitualnnpa2020.com, generated more than 55,000 pageviews to conference attendees in only two days. Several hundred thousand additional impressions were generated…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — \"We also noticed that diverse individuals were having a very negative impact, and with the data, it was coming to 41 percent or 450,000 Black-owned businesses closed when COVID hit. That is a disproportionate impact not only to the entrepreneurs but also to the employees they have and the pocketbook,\" said Jenny Flores, Wells Fargo's head of small business growth philanthropy.
Gregory McMichael would tell investigators Arbery resembled a man behind what he described as a string of neighborhood break-ins.
In truth, only one burglary in Satilla Shores had been reported to the Glynn County Police Department in the more than seven weeks before Arbery’s killing: On New Year’s Day, Travis McMichael’s 9mm pistol was stolen from his unlocked truck outside his family’s home.
Arbery’s family and their lawyer said only the February 23 video showed him entering the house shortly before he was killed.
When asked about the other videos, S. Lee Merritt, attorney for the Arbery family, said he wasn’t going to continue asking the family about people in surveillance videos.
In the video, as the men grapple with the shotgun, Arbery appears to throw a punch at Travis McMichael’s head.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) - The office of Brazil’s top prosecutor has decided to keep the country’s famed Car Wash anti-corruption task force active through Jan.
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(Trinidad Guardian) Outspoken judge and lay minister Frank Seepersad says there is a race relations crisis in T&T which needs to be addressed urgently.
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The first virtual convention in the 80-year history of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) earned a thumbs-up from partners and sponsors. The successful event’s website, vitualnnpa2020.com, generated more than 55,000 pageviews to conference attendees in only two days. Several hundred thousand additional impressions were generated by social media posts and livestreams on Facebook and YouTube. “We share in your … Continue reading \"Thousands View NNPA’s First Virtual Convention\"
(Trinidad Guardian) South African players Tabraiz Shamsi and Rassie Van der Dussen will not feature in this year’s Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament this year.
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