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Funeral
DEATH LISTING
AIKENS FUNERAL HOME
Mr. James Davis, Sr., Tampa
Mrs. Willie Nell Gray, Tampa
Mr. Carlton McLeod, Tampa
Mr. LeeAndrew Michael Thompson, Tampa
FLORIDA MORTUARY Dyeronda Powell Mitchell, Tampa
HARMON FUNERAL HOME
Mr. Alvin Dillon, Tampa
Mr. Willie “Pop” Knighton, Sr., Aka “One Time,” Tampa
Mr. Darin Seago, Tampa
Mr. Constantine Small, Tampa
JACKSON FUNERAL HOME Mr. Steven Lamar Milhouse, Tampa
WILSON FUNERAL HOME
Ms. Mary Cason, Tampa
Mr. Ernest Clark, Tampa
Mr. Benjamin Hope, Tampa
Mrs. Angelina Munoz, Bradenton, Florida
FAMILY NOTICE
Crime
Members Of Jamaican Sweepstakes Ring Convicted
MR. KAREEM DASHON WRIGHT
A Homegoing Service will be held for Mr. Kareem Dashon Wright, of Tampa, who passed away on No- vember 1, 2018, will be Sat- urday, November 17, 2018, at Garden of Memories Fu- neral Home, 4207 E. Lake Avenue, Tampa, 33610.
Visitation will be held at 2 p.m., and Service at 3 p.m.
Kareem Wright was born on October 11, 1976 to Gwendolyn Wright and Leon Christopher. He at- tended Tampa Baptist Academy.
He was preceded in death by: Amanda Smith, Dave Mose Wright, Sally Christopher, John Christo- pher, Sr., and Gary Ryan.
He leaves to cherish his precious memories: mother, Gwen Wright; fa- ther, Leon Christopher; his children whom he loved dearly, Kyree, Nandi, Kharly, Kareem, Jr., Ka- reema, Sincere, Karen, Te’Aree, Jaliah, Kahari, and Khalil; granddaughter, Kailyn; sisters, Jade “Bub- ble Gum,” Jeneatha, Latisha, Latoya, and Trina; brothers, Dwight, Cedrick, Virgil, Reginald, Leon, Keon, and Leonard and the remaining brothers and sisters, Lee deceased). Aunts, Lynn Wright, Emma Granger, Charity Wright, Mary (Lee, deceased) Penix and Ethel Christopher; un- cles, Zollie (Phyllis) Smith, Jr., Dave Wright, Ronald Wright, Robert (Tina) Wright, and John Christo- pher. A host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and spe- cial friends, Alexi, Jason, India, Crystal, Lucius, and the Comanche Family.
The repast will be listed on the program.
Last week, a federal jury in Orlando convicted two members of a fraudulent Ja- maican Sweepstakes Ring.
The jury found Nadine Bromfield Alexander, 39, of Orlando, and Shameer Hassan, 45, of Kissimmee, guilty of con- spiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and three counts of aggravated identity
theft.
The jury also found Has-
san guilty of eight counts of money laundering. They each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on the conspiracy charges, and a mandatory minimum of two years for the aggra- vated identity theft charges.
Hassan also faces up to 20 years imprisonment on each of the money launder-
ing charges. The sentencing hearings are scheduled for January 21, 2019.
Alexander and Has- san were indicted on May 31, 2018.
According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, Alexander and Has- san participated in a fraud- ulent sweepstakes scheme that operated in the Middle District of Florida and Ja- maica. Members of the con- spiracy targeted victims throughout the United States, many of whom were elderly, and falsely informed them that they had won a multi-million dollar prize in a sweepstakes contest.
The conspirators told the victims to wire funds to “rep- resentatives” in Orlando to
prepay fees and taxes on the prize money. Upon receipt of the funds, other members of the conspiracy converted the funds to money orders and cash. They then paid Has- san, who operated several money transfer businesses, to wire the fraud proceeds to Jamaica.
Alexander stole the personal identity informa- tion belonging to more than 35 individuals from her workplace and gave it to her co-conspirators.
Hassan used the stolen information to launder the funds. In less than two years, Hassan and his co-conspir- ators transferred more than $3 million in funds obtained from victims to conspirators in Jamaica.
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