Hampton Woman Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Fraud Conspiracy; Column: Personal Date Night Business Grew Out of COVID-19 Lockdowns, and other C-Virus related stories
Hampton woman sentenced to prison for COVID-19 fraud conspiracy:
According to court documents, the 53-year-old woman was a repeat fraudster with prior convictions for fraud, forgery and other offenses.
Hampton resident, Lapondia Wallace, 53, was sentenced to five years in prison for identity theft and leading a conspiracy to defraud the government and financial institutions on Tuesday.
According to court documents from the district court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Wallace applied for at least 22 fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan applications as well as five other applications for COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment insurance benefits.
Wallace spent over $250,000 on gambling, travel and luxury clothing and shoes before the federal government or the commonwealth could seize the money.
She committed the pandemic fraud while under court supervision for a 2021 federal conviction for mail fraud.
She is also responsible for at least 14 other prior fraud and forgery convictions. —>READ MORE HERE
Column: Personal date night business grew out of COVID-19 lockdowns:
This past Saturday, 50 couples walked along a path adorned with long-stemmed roses that led to a lakefront beach where they celebrate love at a date night orchestrated by Twanita “Twinkie” Burnett.
The Richton Park resident’s The Purrfect Datenite Experience has helped her generate more than 29,000 followers on social media as she has put her creativity to use focusing on love.
Saturday’s event, Burnett’s tenth, took place at the Gary Aquatorium. It began with a cocktail hour inside the historic structure. Couples, all dressed in white, had their photos taken beside a giant heart-shaped wreath made of white roses. They were given picnic baskets with personalized treats and gifts, among them an engraved charcuterie board.
Ladies also were given parasols and men fans. They all enjoyed a hibachi meal while seated at tables set up along the beach as a deejay spun tunes. They engaged in a competitive event, a karaoke table battle, where couples at each table chose and performed a song as a group.
Photos were taken along the lake and, following dinner, they returned inside the Aquatorium, where a live band played popular cover songs. From there they went to an after party on the second floor, where the DJ provided music to which they danced the rest of the night away.
The event, like the others held over the past few years, was a labor of love. Burnett’s business emerged and evolved from the pandemic. —>READ MORE HERE
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