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Times Square food vendor accused of setting man on fire captured, indicted after fleeing to Egypt 
A Times Square food cart vendor accused of dousing a man in gasoline and setting him on fire was indicted in Manhattan on Monday after being nabbed on his return from spending eight months hiding out in Egypt after the horrific arson attack, prosecutors said.
DA: Vendor indicted for lighting man on fire in Times Square, fleeing to Egypt
A 23-year-old food cart vendor has been indicted on attempted murder and assault charges for allegedly lighting a club promoter on fire in Times Square after a brief interaction, sending him running through the Crossroads of the World screaming for help, the Manhattan prosecutor's office announced Monday.
Woman Thought She Was Buying a Home with Boyfriend She Met on Bumble — But Says He Turned Out to Be a Scam Artist Who Stole $272,000 from Her
A man was indicted for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a woman in a “romance scam,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced on Thursday, Dec. 18.
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Genesis is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with three counts of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, one count of Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree. He was also separately arraigned on one count of Bail Jumping in the Second Degree.
Man accused of conning woman out of nearly $300K in alleged Bumble romance scam
"A woman thought she was buying a home with her boyfriend, when, allegedly, he stole approximately $272,000 of her hard-earned money. We allege that Brandon Kiehm crafted a relationship on a web of lies, preying on his girlfriend's trust again and again," said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Serial romance scammer busted for swiping $300K from ‘girlfriend’ he met on Bumble — who thought it was payment on NYC dream home
Brandon Kiehm, 45 — who was convicted in 2017 of swindling Tinder dates by lying about needing money for cancer treatment — is accused of pulling a similar con on a different app, beginning in 2019, not long after he was released from prison.
Manhattan District Attorney's Office