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Yahoo
29-03-2025
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White Man Calls Woman 'Fat Black B---h,' Black Folks Sitting Down For April 5 Trump Protest, Black Twitter Lit Up White Woman Commentator Comparing Game to BET Awards, LeBron Beefs With Stephen A. Smith and More From the Week in Culture
Karma was working overtime in the case of two white Alabama men after their racially insensitive interaction with three Black people went viral. Just a clip of the full altercation was caught on video and shared to TikTok, but after it began making rounds online, at least one man involved is facing consequences. - Phenix S Halley Read More In the 2024 election, 57 percent of white people voted to elect President Donald Trump a second time. Now, it seems some of them are having buyers remorse and are preparing to get in formation to let him know how they feel about him. - Angela Johnson Read More Just days before college basketball star Juju Watkins unfortunately tore her ACL, the University of Southern California was in the news for a different reason. A white woman covering an NCAA tournament game made some comments that had Black Twitter ready to go to war. - Noah A. McGee Read More Prior to Juju Watkins' devastating ACL injury, the star guard for the University of Southern California was making headlines for her cute interactions with Jayden Daniels, the stud quarterback for the Washington Commanders. - Noah A. McGee Read More A retired United States Marine Corps veteran and Federal Air Marshal is feeling the heat after being accused of orchestrating an elaborate nearly three-year scam that involved lying about his military service to score thousands of dollars in free vacations for himself, family members and friends. Dior Jay-Jarrett of Queens, New York, has been charged with wire fraud, according to a complaint filed on March 19 by the Southern District of New York. - Angela Johnson Read More Just when we thought the feud between LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith couldn't get any worse, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar went on 'The Pat McAfee Show' to throw some shade at the brash 'First Take' host. - Noah A. McGee Read More Since Black History Month is every month around these parts, there's always time to give our heroes our flowers. But for this one, we aren't talking about all the easy Black heroes, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama or the Black dude who invented potato chips. - Lawrence Ware Read More A clip from the reality TV show 'Family or Fiancé,' in which engaged couples must live under the same roof as their concerned — and disapproving — families, has gone viral on TikTok and X, creating discourse across the diaspora. - Mahalia Otshudy Read More Stephen A. Smith has reached a new low after his latest rant about LeBron James. To catch you up, their beef was first ignited when James confronted Smith on March 6 after the sports analyst spoke ill of his son, Bronny James. Ever since, the pair have been going back and forth with comments about their exchange, and one another. - Noah A. McGee Read More A woman in North Carolina says one late payment caused her family's home to be sold right out from underneath her and allowed someone else to flip it for a considerable profit. Now she's trying to warn others so that no one else has to experience the same tragic loss. - Angela Johnson Read More For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Yahoo
Big Trouble For Couple Whose Pandemic Pyramid Scheme Conned Thousands for $10 Million
When COVID-19 shut the entire world down, many folks got creative with how they'd make their money. One Dallas couple, known for being on reality TV, took things a little too far, and now, it's time for them to face the music. In 2023, LaShonda, 35, and Marlon Moore, 37 were accused of running a fraudulent pyramid scheme, preying on thousands of mostly Black folk while raking in millions of dollars for themselves, according to officials. Now, they're taking responsibility for their actions and pleading guilty to their crimes. According to the Department of Justice, the illegal scheme founded by the Moores was called 'Blessings in No Time' (BINT), where participates were promised a 800 percent return on their investment or refund if they weren't satisfied, but spoiler alert... that's not how it all went down. The couple reportedly designed BINT as a chain-referral pyramid scheme using a so-called 'playing board' system, according to their indictment. In order to enter the plot, participants paid $1,400 at the lowest 'Fire' level. The goal of the playing board was to move up in the ranks and eventually get to the 'Water' level, at which point, you'd cash in big time. Instead, however, the Moores placed themselves and their family members at the Water level, making them the constant and sole ones benefiting the whole time. The couple got nearly 8,000 people to join in, and as the scam continued, authorities say the Moores raked in $10 million for themselves, according to the Texas Attorney General. Eventually, the scheme collapsed because investors weren't making any money, leaving many of them in with significant losses. In June 2021, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an initial lawsuit against BINT and the Moores for promoting and operating the scam. The case was settled and the couple was ordered to pay at least $450,000, according to court documents. Paxton claimed the couple used their likeness and past appearance on OWN Network's 'Family or Fiancé' TV show to gain credibility from the public, according to documents. But wait... there's more. Authorities eventually got wind of BINT and after a formal investigation, the married couple was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in 2023, according to the Department of Justice. They were each facing a 20-year maximum sentence if convicted by a jury. But in a shocking turn of events, the defendants each pled guilty to one count of money laundering on Jan. 16, 2025. As a result, they won't go to trial, instead they'll be sentenced by a judge at a later date. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
