Woman gets year in prison for cover-up of slaying, mutilation
MOUNT CLEMENS (AP) — A woman who pleaded guilty to helping her ex-boyfriend cover up the shooting death and mutilation of his childhood friend has been sentenced to a year in prison and three years of probation.
WDIV-TV reports that Eevette MacDonald, 20, was sentenced Thursday after entering her plea to being an accessory and to exhumation and mutilation of a body.
She apologized for “being cowardly and not coming forward with the information that I had.”
A jury in February convicted 21-year-old Andrew Fiacco of second-degree murder in the killing of 19-year-old Stephen McAfee. Fiacco is awaiting sentencing.
Former Detroit union leader sentenced for stealing $300,000
DETROIT (AP) — A labor leader who liked to gamble at a Detroit casino has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for embezzling $300,000 from his union.
Authorities say Mervin Hawk actually stole $630,000 from AFSCME Local 1640, but he returned a portion before the scheme was discovered.
Hawk, 59, appeared in federal court Thursday, apologizing and acknowledging that he “let a lot of folks down.”
Hawk was president of Local 1640 from 2013 through 2015. AFSCME stands for American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Hawk’s attorney asked for home detention due to Hawk’s diabetes-related health problems. But the judge said the Bureau of Prisons is capable of taking care of Hawk.
Appeals court upholds conviction in car accident scam
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld fraud convictions against two men for their roles in a Connecticut auto insurance scam that involved as many as 50 staged car crashes.
The court on Wednesday rejected the appeals of Mackenzy Noze and Jonas Joseph.
Prosecutors say the men were among more than 15 people who staged crashes in and around New London County between 2011 and 2014.
Authorities say the scam collected $6,500 to $30,000 in insurance payouts per crash, bilking insurance companies out of an estimated $600,000.
Prosecutors say Noze, a Haiti native and legal permanent U.S. resident who lived in Norwich, was the ringleader. Noze and Joseph argued there wasn’t enough evidence to support their convictions.
Teacher wins $10K for reading fine print in insurance policy
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida travel insurance company has awarded a Georgia high school teacher $10,000 for reading the fine print in a policy she recently purchased.
A Squaremouth statement says Donelan Andrews claimed the prize 23 hours after the contest began.
Buried in the fine print was a promise of $10,000 for the first person to send an email to a specific address.
Besides the $10,000 for Andrews, Squaremouth says it’s giving another $10,000 to a children’s literacy charity, plus $5,000 each to the two schools where Andrews teaches consumer economics.
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