NYC correction officer raped woman after posing as TV bigwig: DA
Prosecutors said Monday that a city corrections officer is accused of raping a 20-year-old woman at her Queens home in March while posing as a television producer helping her land an acting job. The Queens District Attorney's Office announced that Rikers Guard Anthony Martin Jr., 32, has been charged with first-degree rape after he allegedly […]
Russian basketball team facing lawsuit from Colombia for allegedly posing as its national team
The Colombian Basketball Federation has announced that it will take legal action against an independent Russian basketball team for allegedly using the name and uniform of the Colombian national team. The team is competing in the Russian Friendship Cup tournament in Perm, which features Russian amateur teams unofficially representing various national teams. The Colombian federation […]
Chinese-American posing as pro-democracy activist spied on dissidents for Beijing: ‘The plot of a spy novel’
A Chinese-American academic was found guilty in a Brooklyn court on Tuesday after being found to have worked as an illegal agent for Beijing. Wang Shujun, a pro-democracy activist who founded a New York pro-democracy group, used his position to spy on dissidents and share information with the Chinese government for more than a decade. […]
Fake therapist duped hundreds of patients by posing as social worker wife: records
A Florida woman posed as a therapist online and offered counseling services to hundreds of Americans for what may have been two years, but the practice was only discovered after her death, state health department records show. Tammy G. Heath Randolph, 58, deceived patients with the help of her wife, Peggy A. Randolph, a real-life […]
Vigilante posing as NYPD detective tries to stop fare-evading family, pepper-sprays man: cops
Police say vigilantes posing as NYPD detectives tried to stop a family in Lower Manhattan this week for not paying their fares, then pepper-sprayed the man when he didn’t comply. Police said the imposter displayed a detective shield he was wearing around his neck when he confronted the family as they tried to enter through […]
Thieves Posing as Delivery Drivers Break into Colorado Home
A group of men posing as delivery drivers broke into a Colorado family’s home while their two children were at home with a babysitter. Ring doorbell footage from June 12 shows the terrifying moment three men broke into an Aurora home after a babysitter opened the door. Appeared Become a delivery personWith bright vests and […]
Texas Is Booming On A Brittle Power Grid, Posing ‘Disastrous’ Risks For All Of America
Texas’ economy and population are growing rapidly compared to the rest of the country, but the state’s power grid is fragile enough to pose risks that extend far beyond its borders. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages the state’s grid, has flirted with blackouts in recent summers, and officials are projecting that […]
The most rent-burdened city in the Midwest is in this key battleground state, posing complex challenges for Biden’s campaign
Every April, as her local utility ends its winter shutoffs and begins shutting off power to customers who are behind on their payments, Milwaukee resident Elizabeth Brown faces a dilemma: pay her rent on time or keep the lights on. Brown, 50, has lived in a rental home in Amani, a historically black neighborhood on […]
AI voice scammers are posing as loved ones to steal your money — here’s a foolproof trick to stop attacks
Here’s how to thwart a real-life clone attack. The light-speed advances in artificial intelligence have made people easy prey for increasingly prevalent AI voice fraud. Fortunately, tech experts have revealed a sure-fire way to tell humans from these digital phone clones. It’s about asking for a safe word. Hany Farid, a professor at the University […]
Elderly Americans scammed out of millions by foreigners posing as grandchildren
Scammers in the Dominican Republic made a total of $35 million by pretending to be grandchildren or relatives of elderly victims and claiming they were in dire straits and needed bail money and legal fees, Homeland Security said. Announced by the Ministry of Security. Before the 16 scammers were indicted in a 19-count indictment, they […]