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A Florida man is facing felony charges after reportedly pretending to be Elon Musk in an alleged scheme that allowed him to steal at least $250,000 from an elderly woman.

According to reports, in 2023, a 74-year-old woman from Texas started getting messages on Facebook from someone who claimed to be Elon Musk. After a while, the person she was chatting with convinced her she was, in fact, corresponding with the tech billionaire. The account holder or holders began giving her promises that she would make $55 billion if she invested money in their businesses. The woman decided she would like to accept the offer, and, over time, she transferred a total of $250,000 to multiple bank accounts.

The authorities in Texas were made aware of the situation and they opened an investigation. They talked to the alleged victim’s husband, and he said his wife transferred $600,000 total for the faux investments. The police were able to trace the bank activity, and they learned that $250,000 of the money was sent to personal and business accounts held by a 56-year-old man from Bradenton, Florida. They contacted the authorities in Florida about the situation, and officers from the Bradenton Police Department went to the man’s home with a warrant.

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When a man went to visit a woman he met online, she allegedly tried to force him to give her money at gunpoint before shooting at him as he ran away after escaping from the residence.

On April 24, a man and woman who met on Facebook and formed a connection decided to meet and spend time together in person. The 28-year-old woman reportedly invited the man to her home.

When he arrived and went inside, the woman, whose two children were home, allegedly acted flirtatiously. The man reportedly responded to her alleged seductiveness, and she allegedly produced a 9mm and insisted he give her cash. She also reportedly tried to stop him from leaving the house. When he got outside and began to drive off, the woman allegedly fired the gun at his vehicle.

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A woman in Louisiana is facing drug charges after someone reported her to the authorities for allegedly posting pictures and videos on social media sites depicting her smoking methamphetamine.

According to reports, a 38-year-old woman who lives in Converse, Louisiana, recently created videos and took pictures of herself while allegedly smoking methamphetamine out of a glass pipe. She then allegedly uploaded the content to social networking sites such as Facebook and Snapchat.

It was reported that on Christmas Eve, someone anonymously called the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office and told the authorities that they wanted to let them know about the content. An investigation was opened, and the authorities viewed the content that was reported. They decided to file for a warrant to arrest the suspect and a search warrant to inspect her residence, and they were granted four days later.

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When the police were searching for a Las Vegas woman who has had seven DUI arrests since 2008, she left a comment on a social media post asking the public for help locating her.

A 35-year-old woman who has had seven DUI arrests since 2007 was offered a plea bargain in her most recent case. Part of the deal included allowing her to enter a treatment program for felony DUIs, and if she gets another one, she will have to serve time in prison.

She had a court appearance scheduled regarding the program and she did not show up.

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A Pennsylvania man has been accused of obtaining stolen body parts, some of which belonged to children, and reselling them through a virtual store on Facebook. 

40-year-old Jeremy Lee Pauley lives in Enola, Pennsylvania. According to reports, Pauley is self-described as someone who collects “oddities.” He uses a Facebook page called “The Grand Wunderkammer” as a place to list human bones and other items for sales. Pauley is also a curator at the Memento Mori Museum where they “strive to provide learning experiences to enhance curiosity and interest in human anatomy, cultural differences in views of death, and shed light on interesting bits of history outside of normal education.”  

The authorities were tipped off by someone who thought that suspicious activities were taking place at Pauley’s residence. 

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When a man watched two people steal a snowblower from his garage, he reportedly chased after them and purposely slammed into the side of their vehicle while they were trying to drive away. 

29-year-old Corey Sanderson lives in a home with his family in Madison, Wisconsin. 

Early in the morning on February 5, Sanderson created a Facebook post alerting people that a snowblower was stolen from his garage. He asked for help in keeping an eye out for the swiped machine and said that the police were given a report about the incident. 

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A man in Missouri was arrested after reportedly placing an ad with a photo on Facebook Marketplace with drugs showing in the background.

38-year-old James Kertz resides in Reed Springs, Missouri. He has previously been convicted of several felonies for a variety of criminal infractions, such as drug and domestic violence-related illegal activity.

At the end of September, Kertz reportedly decided to seek a buyer for a catalytic converter by placing an ad on Facebook Marketplace. It is reported that he included a photograph of the item with the post.

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An Illinois registered nurse previously employed at a nursing home has been arrested for allegedly charging nearly $2,000 to a credit card that she reportedly took from a patient that passed away.

The Fair Havens Christian Home in Decatur hired a 47-year-old RN who spent nearly half a year trying to find a job, and she was tasked with providing nursing services on the night shift.

An 84-year-old man was admitted to the facility on November 6, and he passed away 18 days later.

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A man was arrested after allegedly sending a death threat accompanying a friend request on Facebook and then reportedly kicking his way through the door of the alleged victim’s home.

29-year-old Caleb Burczyk lives in Williston, North Dakota, and he has reportedly been struggling to obtain employment since he was laid off from his most recent job.

Burczyk was working for NexTier Wireline alongside Robert Allen Thomas and Thomas’s brother-in-law.

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A teen from Georgia allegedly using several social media platforms to entice at least five women into personal meetings before sexually assaulting them at knifepoint.

18-year-old Demetrius Samuel Roam and his family reside in an apartment in Atlanta.

In the middle of October, the police received several calls from women in their early 20’s accusing Roam of either raping or attempting to rape them.

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