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Three Killed In Separate Weekend Traffic Accidents
Three people died this past weekend in separate traffic ac- cidents. The first accident took place Saturday and involved a pedestrian.
According to the Hillsbor- ough County Sheriff’s Office, the accident took place shortly after midnight at Bearss Av- enue, east of Livingston.
Officials said Humphrey Felipa, 39, of Castleberry, was attempting to walk across Bearss Avenue in a poorly lit area. Felipa was not in the crosswalk and did not have the use of any traffic control when he stepped into the street.
He was struck by a 2000 Lincoln Navigator, driven by Anthony Walter Chaves, of Tampa. Felipa was trans-
ported to Florida Hospital on Fletcher, where he was pro- nounced deceased.
Motorcyclist Killed
The second traffic fatality took place on Courtney Camp- bell Causeway, shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday. Tampa Police said Ms. Leilanie Jessica Ortiz, 26, of Tarpon Springs, and Justin Battiest, 27, of Holiday, were both riding Kawasaki motorcycles, possi- bly at a high rate of speed.
Police said for unknown reasons, both Ms. Ortiz and Battiest, who knew each other, lost control of their sep- arate vehicles and crashed. One of the motorcycles caught
fire after the crash.
Ms. Ortiz died at the
scene and Battiest was trans- ported to a Bayfront Medical Center in serious condition. Police said the investigation into the accident is continuing.
One Die On N. 40th Street
Police had not released in- formation about a third traffic accident that took place Sun- day evening.
According to the Tampa Police Department, the acci- dent occurred at the intersec- tion of N. 40th Street and E. Ellicott. One person died in the crash.
Couple Must Pay $763,398 In Tax Fraud Case
MS. YNESSA BROWN
A Gibsonton couple was sentenced to more than five years in prison last week. They pleaded guilty to tax fraud ear- lier this year. They must also pay $673,398 to the Internal Revenue Service in restitution. The court also entered a forfei- ture money judgment in the amount of $767,398, which represents the total proceeds of the crime.
Ms. Ynessa Brown, 28, and 31-year-old Thelonius Robertson were indicted in 2015.
U. S. District Judge Eliz- abeth A. Kovachevich sen- tenced each of them to serve 61 months (5 years, 1 month) in federal prison for tax fraud and
THELONIUS ROBERTSON
aggravated identity theft. Officials stated in court documents that between Janu- ary 2012 and June 2013, Ms. Brown and Robertson used stolen identities to electroni- cally file false and fraudulent tax returns. In some of the fil- ings the victims were deceased. The money from the fraud- ulent income tax claims was di- rected to debit cards, some of which were in the names of other people. The debit cards were sent directly to Ms. Brown and Robertson, as well as to their friends and fam-
ily, and to vacant addresses. Ms. Brown and Robert- son admitted to attempting to receive more than $2.7 million
from the IRS.
Loan Officer Fired For Racist Tweet About First Lady
Lisa Greenwood took to Twitter on Monday to come after Michelle Obama after the First Lady’s amazing speech at the Democratic National Convention. But Twitter came right back at Green- wood after her racist tweet and got her fired.
“Beautiful?? Seriously she is an ugly black b–tch,” Greenwood posted about the First Lady, and that was where it went downhill for the loan officer.
Because Greenwood uses her actual name on her Twitter account, some savvy social media users were able to track down her Facebook page, and from there, they figured out where she works.
After that, Home Point Financial was mentioned in all sorts of tweets as the Twitterverse came out strong against Greenwood, asking Home Point Financial if they would continue to employ a racist in their ranks.
Organizations To Provide Free School Supplies
On Saturday, August 6th, several organizations will host back-t0-school events. Many of the events will offer free food, music, and entertain- ment.
The following is a list of the dates, times, and locations of the give-a-ways.
Saturday, August 6th
Pilgrim Rest Mission- ary, 4202 West Nassau Street, Tampa, Florida, 33607; 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., sponsored by Givens Givens Sparks in partnership with the Pilgrim Rest Missionary Bap- tist Church.
New Mt. Zion M. B. Church, 2511 E. Columbus Dr., 10 a. m.
Jackson Education Foundation, 3402 E. Os- borne Avenue, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Free food, games, music, and activities.
Jackson Heights NFL Youth Education Town, 3310 E. Lake Avenue, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., (813) 242- 5346. Activities include free food, games, prizes, entertain- ment, and vendors.
Children must be accom- panied by an adult.
Lowry Park Bandshell, 7525 W. Boulevard, Tampa, 33604; from 12 noon until 4 p.m. First 150 children will re- ceive a backpack filled with school supplies. Children must be accompanied by adults, grades K-12. Contact (813) 426-6326.
Sunday, August 7th
Victory Tabernacle UPC Church, 5800 N. Church Avenue, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The supplies are earmarked for students in grades K-5 and all participat- ing students must be present to qualify. Church service be- gins at 1 p.m.
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