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Issa Rae Is Producing a Film About Tanya Smith, a Black Girl Who Outwitted the FBI and the U.S. Banking System
The Issa Rae machine won’t stop, y’all! Speaking of machines, Rae’s latest project involves teaming up with David Heyman to produce a feature film adaptation of Tanya Smith’s upcoming memoir, The Ghost in the Machine. Smith will executive produce the film. Deadline breaks down the fascinating story: The memoir tells Smith’s unbelievable story— of how…
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Nigerian Man Scams US Companies out of $3,700,000, Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison
If you are tasked with handling company finances, you may want to double- and triple-check the next time you seemingly get an email from your CEO asking you to wire company money elsewhere. According to the Dallas Morning News, one Nigerian man was able to scam several U.S. companies out of millions of dollars by…
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Va. Pastor, Wife Arrested in $1,200,000 Congregation Fraud Scheme
A Virginia pastor, his wife and a friend of theirs are all being accused of defrauding their Alexandria congregation out of more than $1 million, Fox 5 DC reports. According to the report, Terry Wayne Millender, who serves as pastor for Victorious Life Church in Alexandria; his wife, Brenda; and a friend, Grenetta Wells, who…