Florida man stole $3,000 from woman he met on dating app, then demanded nude photos
A Florida ex-con swindled $3,000 from a woman he met on a dating app – and then coaxed her into sending nude snaps of herself in order to be repaid, police said.
Michael William McDougal, 35, posed as a man named Michael Reynolds on Plenty of Fish while getting acquainted with his victim, who lives in Orlando, police said.
The pair moved the conversation to Facebook, where McDougal said he needed to borrow $1,000 after losing his bank card, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
The woman lent McDougal $3,000 over the course of several days.
He promised to pay her back, but notifications she received from PayPal were bogus, according to a police affidavit obtained by the newspaper.
Investigators said McDougal, of Winter Garden, later messaged the woman using his real name in an attempt to “clear up” any of the victim’s “confusion” about his alter ego, which she assumed was a real person, according to police.
McDougal even bragged he could cover the victim’s losses out of sheer “generosity,” and then offered to pay her $5,000 if she sent nude photos to his cousin, police said.
The victim agreed, and then he asked for even more dough, threatening to report to police that she sent nudes to an underage teen – McDougal’s 16-year-old cousin, police said.
The woman ultimately went to cops in early February.
McDougal, who was convicted of fraud in 2015, initially insisted she was lying, but failed to show up to a meeting to show a detective proof of his claims, police said.
He also downplayed a “Mike McDougal Victims United” Facebook page created by people who say he schemed them out of money, police said.
“Again, McDougal stated it’s all a big misunderstanding,” Orlando police Det. Annemarie Esan wrote.
The Facebook group, created in 2013, had 75 members as of Tuesday.
McDougal, who was arrested Thursday on charges of extortion and scheme to defraud, has been released from custody after posting $4,500 bond. If convicted, he face up to 20 years in prison.
Dr. Oz says couples should have sex while quarantining
TV medical expert Dr. Mehmet Oz says that people stuck inside should be having lots of sex to combat the effects of social distancing for the coronavirus.
“The best solution if you’re holed up with your significant other, quarantined, is have sex,” advises the doc in a TMZ video Tuesday. “You’ll live longer, get rid of the tension.”
“Maybe you’ll make some babies,” he adds. “It’s certainly better staring at each other than getting on each other’s nerves.”
Oz is one of few in the medical community recommending close physical contact at the moment. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging people to practice social distancing to curb the spread of COVID-19 by staying six feet away from others as much as possible.
Dr. Frederick Davis, an emergency room doctor at Northwell Health on Long Island, recently told The Post that having sex during this outbreak is “a gray area.”
“If you aren’t showing any symptoms right now, yes,” Davis said. “While I expect a baby boom in nine-or-so months, it’s one of those things people can transmit without having symptoms or knowing. In reality, you could be carrying it now.”
via: https://nypost.com/2020/03/17/dr-oz-says-couples-should-have-sex-while-quarantining/
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A customer left a $2,500 tip to support an Ohio bar that had to close because of coronavirus
(CNN) — On any other Sunday, Coaches Bar and Grill in Columbus, Ohio, would be rumbling with customers. But this Sunday, the staff of the popular sports bar gathered around the TV, standing aghast as Gov. Mike DeWine ordered all restaurants and bars in the state to close to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
As thoughts of “How will I make next month’s rent?” or “How will I provide for my family?” ruminated in the minds of the waitstaff, they served a customer who would be one of their last for the foreseeable future.
After ordering a beer and some food, the customer’s check came out to be just under $30. But after he left, the spirits of owner Patrick “Benny” Leonard and his staff were uplifted immediately after seeing the tip he had left.
The amount? A whopping $2,500.
“Please split this tab equally between Tara, Nicky, Jim, Liz and Arrun,” the check read.
“There were tears of joy among everyone here,” Leonard told CNN. “On a day when I’ve never seen a shutdown like that, I’ve never seen a tip like that either.”
Leonard said the customer wanted to remain anonymous, but noted that he was a regular who visited the bar every Wednesday to play trivia.
As the coronavirus shows no signs of slowing in the US, the pandemic has induced a panic that is bringing out the worst in people.
“You go to the store and we have people fighting over toilet paper,” Leonard said. But in this case, the customer showed that it’s not the “every man for himself” mentality that will get us through this time, but offering a hand to those who are struggling.
“To have a person sitting here and do that, it’s amazing,” Leonard said. “This is where we should all be. The more we have of this, the better the country will roll through these unprecedented times.”
The bar will try its best to stay afloat by preparing food for takeout, Leonard said. But still, he said, everyone at the bar understands this will be a difficult time. So instead of dividing the check among the five of them, the staff named on the tab decided to split the $2,500 with all 12 employees.
Ohio joins a growing list of states that have ordered all restaurants and bars to close. For those who have the privilege of working from home, the coronavirus might not affect your livelihood greatly, but for small businesses like Coaches, social distancing will be devastating.
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A coronavirus patient refused to quarantine, so deputies are surrounding his house to force him to
CNN)A Kentucky novel coronavirus patient checked himself out of the hospital against medical advice. So to prevent him from spreading the virus, officials are surrounding his house to keep him there.The 53-year-old man in Nelson County refused to quarantine himself after testing positive for Covid-19, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said.Nelson County officials “forced an isolation” on the man, one of the first 20 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the state.
“It’s a step I hoped that I’d never have to take,” Beshear said in a conference on Saturday. “But I can’t allow one person who we know has this virus to refuse to protect their neighbors.”Beshear didn’t share then how the government had forced the unnamed man to stay in his home.But this week, Nelson County Sheriff Ramon Pineiroa told the Kentucky Standard that deputies will park outside of the man’s home for 24 hours a day for two weeks. The patient is cooperating now, Pineiroa said.When reached for comment by CNN, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Department deferred all comments to Beshear.
Nelson County Judge Executive Dean Watts told CNN affiliate WDRB the measure was necessary to keep the community safe.”This is about us, not about ‘I,'” Watts said. “So quarantine is a must. If we have to, we’ll do it by force.”Most state laws for imposing quarantines are fairly broad. Kentucky law gives the Cabinet for Health and Family Services the power to declare and “strictly maintain” quarantine and isolation as it sees fit, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The federal government hasn’t authorized national quarantines or isolations yet, but President Donald Trump has that power. Under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, a president can issue an executive order authorizing isolation or quarantine for several contagious diseases, including severe acute respiratory syndromes like Covid-19.
via: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/17/us/kentucky-refused-quarantine-coronavirus-trnd/index.html
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5th Tacoma school sees positive COVID-19 test; district notifies those in close contact
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An individual at Sherman Elementary School in Tacoma has tested presumed positive for COVID-19.
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department alerted Tacoma Public Schools to the test result on Saturday.
All individuals who had close contact with the person have received a phone call from district nurses, according to the district.
“We know that news of a case at a school is concerning,” the district said on its website. “If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough, shortness of breath), we encourage you to contact your health care provider. We will continue to personally notify families when there is a close contact.”
Sherman Elementary School is located at 4415 N. 38th St.
The latest case increases the number of TPS schools with positive COVID-19 cases to five.
Individuals at four elementary schools (Mary Lyon, Sheridan, Lowell and Sherman) and one high school (Wilson) have tested presumed positive.
All TPS schools closed Monday after an executive order from Gov. Jay Inslee to close all schools to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Students are expected to return on April 27.
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