Crime
Founder of an AI Tech startup accused of fraud and combining numbers with investors


Joanna Smith-Griffin, 33, CEO of startup AllHere Education, Inc. dealing with AI education accused of defrauding investors.
The Southern District of New York prosecuted Smith-Griffin securities fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The grand jury indictment alleged that Smith-Griffin lied concerning the education platform’s funds and posed as a financial consultant to supply false information to investors. While acting as a financial consultant for AllHere Education, Smith-Griffin is accused of falsifying the corporate’s financial records mislead potential investors and inflate the worth of her company and its revenues.
AllHere Education is an AI-powered learning platform utilized in primary and secondary schools. Smith-Griffin has had little success integrating the K-12 platform into individual school districts in California and Georgia. However, the principal didn’t secure long-term contracts with school districts. She used these short-term partnerships to misrepresent to investors the reach and financial success of AllHere Education.
Smith-Griffin told potential AllHere investors that AllHere generated about $3.7 million in revenue in 2020, about $2.5 million in money and has major school district customers similar to New York City Department of Education (“NYC DOE”) and Atlanta Public Schools. In fact, AllHere generated roughly $11,000 in revenue in 2020, had roughly $494,000 in money, and had no contracts with many of the clients it represented, including the NYC DOE and Atlanta Public Schools.
Smith-Griffin continued to boost capital to support the startup, raising one other $10 million in funding. When the corporate collapsed financially, Smith-Griffin allegedly used the money injection to pay for an extravagant three-day wedding in Florida and a residence in North Carolina.
FBI Deputy Director James E. Dennehy commented on Smith-Griffin’s decision to prioritize her personal aspirations over the needs of an educational platform.
“Her alleged actions impacted the potential to improve the learning environment in core school districts by selfishly prioritizing personal expenses,” he said.
Smith-Griffin faces a compulsory two years in prison for the identity theft charge and a maximum of 20 years for every fraud charge. AllHere Education is currently in Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Crime
Florida State University

Suspected during yesterday’s shooting at Florida State University opened fire on the university campus at 11:50 local time, but in accordance with his classmates, he crossed the road earlier.
After officials identified the shooter because the son of a sheriff, Phoenix Ikner, 20, who killed two and left six wounded in battleHis classmates say to fill a photograph of who he was.
Ikner, who modified his name from the Christian scorer Eriksen to Phoenix Ikner in 2020, was known by some as “a normal college guy”, in accordance with NBC News. However, others, including the older FSI, Reid Seybold, claim that Ikner “supported” white supremacistic ideals.
Seybold knew Ikner from the Political Debate Club in Tallahasee State College, where he participated two years before moving to FSI. He said the sale that Ikner “supported so much white rhetoric of supremacy and far -right rhetoric” that he was finally asked to return back.
Another group member and current president, Riley Pusins, confirmed the NBC that Ikner supported the political program of President Donald Trump and sometimes advertised white supremacy ideals, though the club was not partisan.
Pusins added what number of a suspect was a fascist on the club. He said that after the meetings, the suspect often publishes more “inappropriate” comments. According to the present president of the club, Ikner “approached the line” at meetings, after which crossed the road in discussions later.
Ikner was known for his controversial views within the classroom.
“I began to argue with him in the class about how disgusting the things he said,” said Lucas Luzietti, a student of a politics who shared the category with Ikner USA Today.
According to Luzietti, Ikner praised right -wing conspiracy theories and “hateful ideas.” Apparently, he pushed theories, comparable to former president Joe Biden illegally gained the office: “Rosa Parks was wrong” and black people ruined his neighborhood.
“I remember that I thought that this man should not have access to firearms,” said Luzietti, adding, “What should you do? His mother was clay, and Florida has no strong rights of the red flag.”

Red Flag rights, currently in books in 21 states and a district of Colombia, can enable someone who worries concerning the owner of a weapon, who poses a threat to others, in order that the authorities take over the weapons.
In January, per week before the inauguration, Ikner was quoted within the Student Gazeta FSU within the story of anti-trumpeous protests within the campus. January was also the last time he participated in the talk club.
The rally, organized by Tallahassee students for a democratic society, called for the tip of the war within the Gaza Strip and “racist attacks on immigrants”, in accordance with article.
“These people are usually quite funny, usually not for good reasons,” said Ikner, who was mentioned as a direction of political sciences, in accordance with Archived online report with fsunews.com. “I think it’s a little late, he (Trump) will be inaugurated on January 20 and there is not much to do, unless you rebel, and I don’t think anyone wants it.”
After the shooting on Thursday, Gazeta Studentcka removed the Ikner quote from the article “Under the decision of our editors to maintain ethical journalistic standards and avoid strengthening the voice of the person responsible for violence.”
During the conversation with NBC News, despite what Seybold knew concerning the Ikner, he was still attempting to wrap his head, why his classmate opened fire yesterday afternoon.
“I don’t know why he would do something like that,” said Seybold. “I don’t know where it would come from, but I would definitely like to find out.”

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Crime
The prosecutor is looking for a higher bond for the driver Michigan Doordash accused of assault the restaurant owner


Dordash driver accused of assaulting Macomb in the state of Michigan, the owner of the restaurant was released from Bond, but prosecutors attempt to undo him, Reports.
The prosecutor’s office of Macomb, led by Peter Lucido, submitted an emergency application for a rise or cancellation of bonds for Daveon Jahmel Godbold after the 20-year-old was accused of assault.
Lucido said that the current bond conditions don’t guarantee that Godbold would return to court and exchange fears regarding public security as a key reason for the application.
“We are involved in the protection of our busy owners of companies and residents and ensuring responsibility,” said Lucido in a statement.
The incident took place on April 12 at the Amigos Street Tacos in St. Clair Shores, about 17 miles out of Detroit. Godbold worked as a Dordash driver when he arrived to choose up the order. According to the authorities, a dispute broke out after the owner of the restaurant Jose Perez refused to donate food.
Godbold allegedly attacked Perez before he left and returned with an unidentified partner. They each supposedly attacked Perez.
Both men were seen in the film entering the restaurants, jumping over the prescription and violently attacking the owner when the employees looked. Some reports suggest that the confrontation might be resulting from a closed toilet in the establishment.
Godbold faces many allegations, including an unarmed robbery, a 15-year crime; assault, resistance or obstructing a police officer, a two -year crime; Delivery or production of marijuana, a 4 -year crime; and two offenses regarding the malicious destruction of property and the tightened assault, According to
Godbold appeared in the case of the accusation in the fortieth District Court on April 15. Judge Theodore Metry set a personal bond of USD 25,000 with imprisoned GPS and imposed an extra temporary bond of USD 100,000. The probable cause of the hearing is geared toward April 22 at 8:30 in front of the joseph oster judge.
The case caused questions on the control of the past and supervision for Dordash and other concert employees. Local officials call for delivery platforms to adopt more severe safety rules to stop similar incidents.
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Crime
Sean “Diddy” Combs strives for a two -month delay in the process of May 5

Manufacturer’s lawyers Sean “Diddy” Combs asked on Wednesday a federal judge in New York to delay the process with sexual trade of May 5 by two months in order that they may higher prepare the defense.
Lawyers said in a letter to Judge Aruna Subramanian that prosecutors are slowly passing on potential evidence for a review, which hinders preparation inside three weeks.
Lawyers said that prosecutors oppose this conclusion. A spokesman for prosecutors refused to comment.
Subramanian wrote in an order corresponding to a delayed sample to resolve this problem during the hearing scheduled for Friday.
The judge wrote that in anticipation of the conference, either side should proceed, as if early attempt remained in place.

55 -year -old Combs was detained without a deposit from his September arrest. He didn’t confess to many crimes that, in line with prosecutors, took place over two a long time.
In their letter, defense lawyers quoted by prosecutors potential procedural evidence in a timely case, including materials related to the replacing indictment reflected by the great jury at the starting of this month.
For example, lawyers wrote, prosecutors said that they might not meet the Wednesday date for the transfer of exhibits and the list of witnesses.
Lawyers said that some evidence that ought to be conveyed includes materials related to the number of accusations, which contain a 15-year compulsory minimum prison judgment if a conviction is secured.
As a result, they wrote: “We cannot, in a good conscience, to consider the deadline.”
They added: “This is a problem that the government created, but opposes our reasonable demand.”
Prosecutors say that Combs forced and used women for years because he used his “power and prestige” as a music star to attract a network of colleagues and employees to assist him when he silenced the victims through blackmail and violence, including kidnapping, arson and physical bits.

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