Posts Tagged: Identity theft

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Did Tristan Thompson’s baby mama STEAL newborn photo?

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Internet sleuths claim Tristan Thompson's alleged 3rd baby mama, Maralee Nichols, stole her newborn baby photo from a well-known Los Angeles newborn photographer.

Nichols made headlines last week after the DailyMail.com reported she was pregnant with the NBA star's 3rd child.

Nichols, a personal trainer, moved from Houston, Texas to Los Angeles and filed a paternity suit for child support before the child was even born.

The Mail dropped its exclusive report on the day Nichols allegedly delivered her son in a L.A. hospital on Friday, Dec. 3.

The very same day, Nichols shared a professional studio shot of a newborn baby she claimed was her son.

Nichols captioned the photo: "First came love, then came you Angelou Kash Thompson."

Nichols turned off the comments under the post after Internet sleuths uncovered a very similar photo taken by Matt Cramer Photography in January 2020. The images are nearly identical.

New parents on Instagram say the Cramers are booked solid. So how did Nichols manage to snag an opening in their busy schedule on the same day she gave birth?

Now Tristan's fans wonder if Nichols was really pregnant at all -- or whether her pregnancy is an elaborate hoax to squeeze money out of a promiscuous athlete.

Was she wearing a prosthetic baby bump?

By the way, Tristan is demanding a paternity test and he asked a judge to move Nichols' paternity suit from Los Angeles to Texas where the alleged child was conceived in a hotel room.

In text messages obtained by Page Six and Us Weekly, Tristan, who was dating his ex, Khloe Kardashian at the time, allegedly threatened to retire from the NBA next year and offered Nichols $75,000 to get an abortion.

He also allegedly told Nichols he wouldn't be involved in the child's life at all.

"You know how I feel. My feelings haven't changed at all. [I] won't be involved at all. Btw if you think having this baby is gonna make you some money. It's completely wrong. You are aware that I'm retiring after this season. So in terms of support it will be whatever is required monthly for someone who's unemployed."

Tristan, 30, is already paying child support to ex-girlfriend Jordan Craig for son Prince, 4, and Khloe's daughter True Thompson, 3.

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G Herbo and Taina Welcome Their Baby the Same Day He Plead ‘Not Guilty’ to New Charges

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Chicago-raised drill rapper G Herbo welcomed a newborn baby on the same day he pleaded "not guilty" to lying to federal agents about his identity theft case.

G Herbo and fiancee Taina Williams, 23, welcomed their first child together this week. The rapper posted a B&W Instagram photo that showed him holding his newborn to his tattooed chest.

The little baby's right hand is balled up in a fist.

Herbo also has a son named Yosohn with ex-fiancee Ariana Fletcher, 25.

Love & Hip Hop: New York star Emily Bustamante is a new grandmother at 40. Taina's stepfather is the rapper Fabolous, 43.

Herbo, 25, appeared in Springfield court via Zoom from his Los Angeles home where he entered his not guilty plea on Tuesday, May 25.

He allegedly told a federal agent he had no relationship with a defendant in the identity theft case.

Prosecutors say Herbo, real name Herbert Wright III does, in fact, know the other defendant, Chicago promoter Antonio Strong.

Strong reportedly gave Herbo "valuable goods," including "private jet charters, luxury accommodations, and exotic car rentals."

Prosecutors say Herbo "knowingly and willfully made the following materially false, fictitious and fraudulent statements and representations in a matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch of the Government of the United States."

Lying to the feds is a serious federal charge punishable by prison time and a stiff fine. He is set to go to court on the original identity theft charges in August.

Congratulations to the apparently happy couple.
 

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Detroit man accused of unemployment theft; Bragged about luxury lifestyle on Instagram

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A Detroit man is accused of stealing unemployment benefits and flaunting his luxury lifestyle in photos on Instagram.

Andre Taylor Jr., of Farmington Hills, was indicted Wednesday and accused of stealing unemployment benefits intended for Detroit residents who lost their jobs during the coronavirus outbreak.

Taylor, 27, who used the Instagram handle @_bigjuno, is accused of defrauding the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency and credit card companies and going on shopping sprees with the stolen loot.

Taylor stole the identities of area residents and filed for unemployment debit cards starting in April, during the early weeks of the pandemic, according to the Detroit News.

The debit cards were mailed to Taylor's home and to the homes of relatives, prosecutors said. He is accused of paying cash bribes to mail carriers to give him the debit cards and obtain the names of people who lived along their mail routes, prosecutors said in the indictment.

Taylor used the debit cards to purchase expensive clothing, shoes, jewelry and luxury cars, then shared photos of his substantial stolen wealth on Instagram.

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In one photo, Taylors wears a diamond-encrusted Audemars Piguet timepiece while flashing a handful of cash next to a table. On the table appears to be a blue Michigan unemployment insurance debit card.

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In another photo, Taylor leans against a white Bentley while wearing expensive designer clothes and a Louis Vuitton bag. The post includes the hashtag #F***THEFEDS.

He was arrested in Los Angeles in June and charged with wire fraud, mail fraud and aggravated identity theft.

At the time of his arrest, he told federal agents he had assets totaling $1,800 and worked at a Novi construction company in Detroit, earning about $400 per week, according to court paperwork.

He was released on bond and ordered to stay in Detroit, avoid committing any more crimes and he can't be in possession of firearms.

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Florida teen who pretended to be a doctor gets 3.5 years in prison

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A Florida teen who impersonated a doctor will spend the next three-and-a-half years behind bars. A Palm Beach County judge handed down the light sentence to Malachi Love-Robinson, 20, who pleaded guilty to grand theft, practicing medicine without a license, running a medical clinic without a license, and a plethora of other charges.

The well-spoken teen plead guilty to avoid a trial. He was facing up to 90 years in prison if convicted on the 14 charges, according to the Sun Sentinel.

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Woman confronts fast food worker who allegedly stole $600 using her debit card (Video)

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A North Carolina woman confronted a Steak n' Shake worker who allegedly drained her bank account of $600 in fraudulent debit card charges. Courtney Parks, 27, posted a video of the confrontation on Facebook.com where it went viral on Thursday.

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Paramedic who was arrested for charging $11,000 on dead man’s debit card gets to keep his job

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A New Mexico paramedic was charged with stealing a dead man's debit card and using it to make cash withdrawals and purchases totaling over $11,000.

Police arrested Michael John Harcharik, 31, on Monday and charged him with stealing Allen Pearson's debit card after he was dispatched to Pearson's Santa Fe home on Feb. 25th.

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Woman Who Used Stolen Credit Cards to Get Breast Implants Was Arrested Multiple Times for Credit Card Fraud

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Constance Lakeysha Zellous is well-known to Florida law enforcement. The Orlando woman has a long rap sheet that includes multiple arrests for credit card fraud.

Orlando police busted Zealous and 7 other thugs for using stolen credit cards to purchase breast implants, liposuction, gold teeth, handbags and shoes.

Zellous is pictured above in a few of her numerous mugshots.

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