WEST PALM BEACH, Florida – Authorities today still are searching for the last of 16 people they allege lied about their status to get nearly $600,000 in federal rental assistance to which they aren’t entitled.
In custody: Tammy Temteo Latson, 44, of West Palm Beach. Amount: $82,920. Allegation: Failed to disclose criminal history.
In custody: Robin Michelle Clark, 43, of South Bay. Amount: $65,302. Allegation: Failed to disclose criminal history of residents.
DELAND, Florida – A DeLand caregiver was arrested and charged with stealing from the 71-year-old man she was supposed to be helping and then trying to extort money from him in return for some of the property, Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday.
The 71-year-old victm was suffering from heart problems and was undergoing chemotherapy, authorities said. Cynthia Cardenas, 44, was hired by the man to help around the house.
But the job only lasted a week before the victim said he fired Cardenas because her work wasn’t satisfactory. Shortly after that, he noticed some of his property – including about $950 in jewelry and a coffee maker – was missing.
Wells Fargo Bank and DeSoto police thought they caught a check forger when Randolph Shaheed walked into a bank in November and presented a check to be cashed for his new job as a mystery shopper.
The check was an obvious fake, police said, and they arrested Shaheed. He spent four days in jail and, after a Dallas grand jury indicted him, faced a felony charge for forgery that could have sent him back to prison for the rest of his life.
KENWOOD, Ohio – Do you recognize this thief?
Authorities are searching for this man after they say he stole someone’s wallet on June 17 from a locker at Urban Active Fitness Center, 8133 Montgomery Rd.
The suspect used three of the victim’s credit cards at Target, Best Buy and Dick’s Sporting Goods in Springdale to purchase $5,000 in gift cards and electronics, said Steve Barnett, spokesman for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
By Dan Horn
Mason homebuilder Bernard Kurlemann was charged with bankruptcy fraud Thursday, adding to troubles that began six months ago when federal prosecutors linked him to a fraud scheme involving multi-million dollar homes.
The new charge accuses Kurlemann of failing to disclose an option to purchase real estate during bankruptcy proceedings in 2008.
Kurlemann and three other men already face up to 30 years each in prison if they are convicted of federal fraud and conspiracy charges involving high-end homes in Greater Cincinnati.
PRICE HILL – Cincinnati police said they arrested at least three people during a riot at a car wash late Thursday.
Nearly two dozen people were involved in the 10:30 p.m. melee in the 4100 Glenway Avenue in Price Hill, according to police.
Among the three people who were arrested, at least one brandished a tire iron, police said.
Their names were not immediately available. Police also did not say what led up to the dispute.
CORRYVILLE – A Butler County teenager is accused of robbing a Cincinnati store at gunpoint.
Ciara Cole Ohara, 19, of Fairfield, was booked into the Hamilton County jail about 7:30 p.m. Thursday on two counts of aggravated robbery.
She is accused of entering Stop N Go convenience store on West McMillan Street in Corryville on April 15 and threatening two people – a store clerk and the business owner – with a gun, court records show.
She demanded money from the register but fled without any.
RICHMOND, Ky. – Richmond Police say counterfeiters are passing fake bills at yard sales.
Fake $20 bills showed up at at least five homes holding yard sales during a recent neighborhood event in Richmond. The suspects purchased low-priced items and got real money back in change.
Gretchen Tracy told WKYT-TV she and her husband were trying to sell some of their things for extra money when someone passed her husband a counterfeit bill. She said the money felt funny but the couple didn’t give it too much thought at the time.
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