Orlando Teen Arrested for Allegedly Running Cybercrime Ring
Meet Justin Vassell, the Orlando teen arrested for a complex cybercrime operation. Justin, thought he could outsmart the world armed with trusty cryptocurrency. The teen went on a shopping spree like no other. According to WFLA, this guy Justin had a knack for buying bundles of stolen personal information, opening credit cards, and splurging on hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise.
But the fun doesn’t stop there. Justin didn’t just keep all those shiny new toys to himself. Nope! He rounded up a crew of evildoers including Jacqueline Vassell, Shannon Vassell, Deonte Benejan, and Lawrence Dority, and together they embarked on a thrilling adventure of selling the loot to pawn shops around Orlando. It’s like a cyberpunk version of “Pawn Stars.”
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Unfortunately for our these criminals, their antics caught the attention of the authorities. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement swooped in and put an end to their grand scheme. The investigation uncovered not just one victim or two, but a whopping 70 citizens and 10 online merchants. All of them fell prey to Justin’s mischievous ways. Talk about a crime spree! And now, our cyber-genius and his crew are facing charges that sound like they belong in a mobster movie. Racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering, criminal use of personal identification information, money laundering, extortion, dealing in stolen property—the list goes on and on.
If convicted, our young mastermind could be looking at a mind-boggling 135 years behind bars. That’s enough time to make “Orange Is the New Black” seem like a long weekend getaway. So, let this be a lesson to all you aspiring cyber-criminals out there: crime doesn’t pay, and cryptocurrency won’t save you from some serious jail time.
Florida Man Wearing Only A Loincloth And Socks Smashed Into Several Vehicles And Tried To Outrun A Helicopter Before Crashing Into The Flagler County Landfill
I understand the headline is quite lengthy, but it was needed to really tell the story. 22-year-old Stephen Peterson of Port Orange and 20-year-old Victoria Averill had quite an adventure before it all ended at the Flagler County Landfill.
It all started on June 21st in Flagler Beach, Florida when our Florida Man and his accomplice drove through the intersection of State Road 100 East and Old Kings Road South and strike multiple vehicles. That’s just off I95 near the Popeye’s. The SUV then continued south on Old Kings Road at a high rate of speed. The incident was spotted by a MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife officer who then attempted to stop the vehicle. The FWC officer activated his emergency lights and siren but the vehicle did not stop. Does the FWC even have authority to pull over vehicles? I’m not sure. Anyway…
Then, according to Flagler County Sheriff “The vehicle entered the property of Old Kings Elementary School and drove around the running track before exiting the school and continuing to flee down Old Kings Road. The vehicle then entered the Flagler County Landfill and into the wooded area between the landfill and I-95.” And that’s where things went wrong.
Flagler County Fire Rescue Fireflight, which is the fire department’s helicopter, monitored the vehicle’s location and directed deputies to the vehicles location. The vehicle had run into and become stuck on a concrete barrier. This next line, sums it up nicely. “The male was naked except for a small covering wrapped around his waist and socks. It is unknown why the male was not wearing more clothing.”
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