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Woman Dies After Falling From Garage On USF Campus
Woman Charged In Riverview Murder
The University of South Florida Police Department is conducting a death investiga- tion. The victim fell from the Beard Garage on the Tampa Campus Friday afternoon.
Police have not released the name of the victim. How- ever, they did say that she was a not a USF student, but was a University of Florida gradu- ate student completing her studies at Moffitt Cancer Hos- pital. The victim was 25- years-old and a resident of
Port Richey.
Detectives said the investi-
gation revealed that she had been experiencing personal stress, which might have led her to the decision to take her own life.
As of press time, there were no indications of foul play. The investigation is con- tinuing. Anyone with infor- mation about the death is asked to contact the USF Po- lice at (813) 974-2628.
Last Friday, a 26-year-0ld woman was arrested in con- nection with a death. She was charged with second-degree murder.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call in the 9000 block of White Barn Way, in Riverview. When the deputies arrived at the home, they discovered an adult male dead. The victim suffered from upper body
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trauma.
A woman had contacted
police and there was no one else in the home at the time, police said.
Detectives conducted an investigation and based on information gathered, ar- rested 26-year-old Melissa Rose Turner, of Riverview.
Police did not release the name of the victim and the investigation is continuing.
Organizer Of Fraud, Money Laundering Ring Gets 15 Years
Last week, a U. S. District Judge sentenced a man to more than 15 years in federal prison. He was charged with conspiracy o commit mail and wire fraud.
Judge Steven Merry- day sentenced Ikechukwu Derek Amadi, 38, of Missis- sauga, Ontario, to 15 years and 8 months. The court also entered an order of forfeiture against Amadi for $10,632,546.36, considered the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct, and or- dered him to pay restitution to his victims in the amount of $4,360,740.97.
Amadi had pleaded guilty on July 25, 2019, following his extradition to the United States from Canada.
According to court docu- ments and evidence pre-
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sented at the trials of his con- victed co-conspirators, Amadi, a dual citizen of Nigeria and Canada, worked with an international criminal organization based in Nigeria that defrauded dozens of vic- tims across the United States and then laundered the funds through a complex network of bank accounts.
The organization, known as the Black Axe Group, or Neo Black Movement of Africa, coordinated fraud and money laundering activ- ity throughout the globe via
cells or “zones” in Nigeria, Canada, the United States, and elsewhere.
Victims were instructed to wire their money into numer- ous funnel accounts held by conspirators in the United States, known as “money mules,” and the funds were then quickly moved to other accounts in the United States and around the world before the victims could discover the fraud.
From 2012 to 2015, Amadi was accountable for at least $16.4 million in fraud proceeds that were traceable to the different schemes. Amadi himself recruited more than a dozen individu- als in the United States to act as money mules for him and oversaw their activities. He then instructed those individ- uals to wire most of the vic- tims’ funds overseas, including to Hong Kong, China, Canada and Nigeria, to promote the conspiracy and to conceal the source of the funds.
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Coast Guard Recues Man From Waters Of Tampa Bay
The U. S. Coast Guard res- cued a man after he was ejected from his boat Sunday. A crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute observed a boat turning in cir- cles and directed their rescue boat crew to investigate.
When they arrived, they
rescued a man from the water and were able to stop and take control of the unmanned boat. They were assisted in the rescue by Eckerd College Search and Rescue.
The man was released with no injuries and contin- ued on his voyage.
Deputies Investigate Fatal Shooting
In Ruskin
Detectives with the Hills- borough County Sheriff’s Of- fice are currently investigating a fatal shooting. The incident took place Sun- day morning in Ruskin.
According to police, deputies were called to the 2100 block of 21st Avenue, SE, around 1:30 a.m. When they arrived, they discovered a vic- tim suffering with upper body trauma. The unidentified vic- tim died at the scene.
The investigation is con- tinuing and no additional in- formation was released at press time.
Anyone with information about the murder is asked to contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at (813) 247-8200. Or to be eli- gible for a cash reward, con- tact Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay at 1-800-873-TIPS, or online at www.crimestopper- stb.com.
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