71-year-old Broward woman wanted to fall in love, falls for scam
A 71-year-old South Florida woman wanted to fall in love; instead, she fell for an online dating scam. She says she lost $61,000.
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A 71-year-old South Florida woman wanted to fall in love; instead, she fell for an online dating scam. She says she lost $61,000.
The scam came to light at the intersection of N.W. 95th Street and 17th Avenue, where a 37-year-old man reported being in a crash. Deputies quickly determined the accident was staged.
Jonathan Parra and Paula Sanchez have been charged with one count each of organized fraud/scheme to defraud.
Last March, Kingston was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud.
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Police believe there may be more people involved and ask residents to monitor the banking activity of elderly family members.
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Prosecutors accused the pair of running a scheme in which they obtained high-end items without paying for them.
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Following this week's arrest, Miami Police believe that their case against the man will stick.
A patient care report from the Coral Gables Fire Department details the emergency involving Kenly Millan Aponte, 35, a mother of two who traveled from Kentucky to Miami for a "mommy makeover" at Svelta Plastic Surgery.
Experts said prices are rising faster than paychecks, and the average household is feeling the squeeze.
The wrongful arrest is just one of over a dozen in recent years linked to facial recognition technology.
An effort is underway to precisely measure how Miami's scorching summer heat is affecting residents in some of the area's most vulnerable neighborhoods.
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George Pino is facing manslaughter and vessel homicide charges after the boat crash near Boca Chita Key in Biscayne Bay in 2022.
A patient care report from the Coral Gables Fire Department details the emergency involving Kenly Millan Aponte, 35, a mother of two who traveled from Kentucky to Miami for a "mommy makeover" at Svelta Plastic Surgery.
Experts said prices are rising faster than paychecks, and the average household is feeling the squeeze.
The wrongful arrest is just one of over a dozen in recent years linked to facial recognition technology.
An effort is underway to precisely measure how Miami's scorching summer heat is affecting residents in some of the area's most vulnerable neighborhoods.
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A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
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The House passed Republicans' $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the rest of the Trump administration.
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Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
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The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
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