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Woman Arrested For Refusing To Return $1.2 Million Deposited In Her Bank Account By Mistake
Crosley Green Released After More Than 30 Years In Prison
A Black man incarcerated for more than 30 years for a crime he says he didn't com- mit has been released from prison nearly three years after his conviction was over- turned. Crosley Green was convicted in 1990 of killing a 22-year-old Florida man — though there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime.
On Tuesday, federal Judge Roy B. Dalton granted a motion from Green's attor- neys asking for his immedi- ate release, citing the coronavirus pandemic, health issues and the reversal of his conviction. Green's attor- neys said he is at an increased
CROSLEY GREEN
risk for contracting COVID-19 because of his age, a recent exposure to tuberculosis for which he is undergoing treat- ment and his other health is- sues.
A sheriff’s office worker has been arrested for allegedly re- fusing to return more than $1.2million that had been acci- dentally deposited into her ac- count.
Kelyn Spadoni, 33, was taken into custody Wednesday on charges of theft, bank fraud and illegal transmission of monetary funds, according to local media.
She was also fired by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Of- fice – where she had worked for more than four years – fol- lowing her arrest.
Authorities said a clerical error had caused Charles Schwab, a major financial services corporation, to de- posit the seven-figure sun into her brokerage account when it only meant to transfer about $82 in February, nola.comre- ported.
When the bank attempted to reclaim the money, the request was rejected because the money was not available, ac-
KELYN SPADONI
cording to the sheriff’s office. The 33-year-old is accused of immediately moving the funds to another account and using some of the money to buy a new car and a house, authori-
ties said.
Sheriff’s spokesman, Capt.
Jason Rivarde, said that al- though the money was put into her account, “it’s not her
money.”
“She has no legal claim to
that money,” he added. “Even if it was put in there by mis- take. It was an accounting error.”
Charles Schwab & Co. sued Spadoni on Tuesday in fed- eral court.
The company tried to con- tact her several times to have the transferred funds returned but were unsuccessful, accord- ing to Rivarde.
So far, about 75 per cent of the money has been recovered, he added.
The company argued in its lawsuit that Spadoni’s ac- count contract with Schwab in- cludes an agreement that if a client receives an overpayment of funds, the client is required to return the full amount.
Spadoni is being held at the Jefferson Parish Correc- tional Center on a $50,000 bond. It was unknown if she has an attorney who could speak on her behalf.
Curlmix Couple Turned Down $400,000 Shark Tank Offer; Raised Over $2M With Community Support
City In Ohio Agrees To Pay Couple $450,000 To Settle Suit Of Police Brutality From Viral 2017 Video
Another day, another inci- dent of taxpayers holding the bag for police officers who treat members of the public brutally and with impunity.
The city of Euclid, in the Cleveland, Ohio metro area, says it will pay $450,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Richard Hubbard and Yolimar Tirado, related to a 2017 incident where an of- ficer of the city’s police force was seen on viral video punching Hubbard repeat- edly in the face.
According to a report by Cleveland.com, the city came
Richard Hubbard (center) with Yolimar Tirado and attorney Christopher McNeal.
to an agreement with 29- year-old Hubbard and his partner, 28-year-old
Tirado, this week following a five-hour mediation session in federal court.
KIM AND TIM LEWIS AND THEIR KIDS
The Chicago couple known for turning down a Shark Tank deal a few years ago just raised over $2 million for CurlMix. The brand is part of the Lis- tener Brands portfolio and has only been around since 2015.
What’s the secret to their rapid success? The company launched an equity crowdfund- ing campaign that was driven by a loyal community of follow- ers.
“So far we have raised ~$2.3M in a little over 2 days,” shared the CurlMix team on the brand’s Instagram page. “But the number that stands out most to us is that it was raised by a little over ~3,800 investors which means the average in- vestor is putting in about ~$600.”
The post continues, “You know what this means??? WE THE PEOPLE ARE INVEST- ING. Not some large investors, but US! Creating wealth within our own communities and building companies and brands WE support.”
CurlMix Leverages Community Support To
Raise Over $2 Million
The equity crowdfunding campaign for CurlMix was launched on Tuesday morning. Before lunchtime, CurlMix had raised over $1 million.
Chicago couple Kim and Tim Lewis started CurlMix around six years ago after their first startup failed. To improve sales, they pivoted their sub- scription box for curly hair into a haircare line. Sales spiked and the couple reached $1 mil- lion in only 12 months. Then, the couple pitched their idea on Shark Tank, walking away from Robert Herjavec’s $400,000 deal for a 20 percent equity stake in the company.
After closing the door on Shark Tank, the couple was able to open another door with the support of their commu- nity. So far, CurlMix has raised over $2.4 million from almost 4,300 investors through their equity crowdfunding cam- paign.
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