Gainesville
man charged with identity theft, fraud
The man was caught stealing a person’s identity
and using up to $2,000 in credit card charges. There are also speculations that
he was also doing the same thing with other individuals information. Luckily,
the perpetrator is behind bars in Alachua county jail.
The problem in the story is the fact that a man
is committing fraud along with identity thefts of what police believe more than
one person.
The person that has the problem in this
situation is clearly the man that is in jail for committing fraudulent
activity.
Gainesville friends
plan a boat trip to help Bahamas
Charlene Rigby was affected by hurricane Floyd,
the damage was such she was desperately looking for dry ground during the
natural disaster. After her experience she felt the need to plan a trip to aid
the Bahamas, where she also had some cousins residing. Trevor Rolle is one of
Rigby’s former classmates and together they put together a fundraiser in which
the plan consists of once enough money is collected they will do a humanitarian
aid mission to the Bahamas.
The problem of the this situation is the fact
that the Bahamas were hit by a catastrophic natural disaster a little over a
week ago and need help. Now the only thing between Rigby and Rolle’s plan to
aid the Bahamas is the amount of money they are able to raise so their trip can
be a success.
The entity in this story that really has the
problem is the Bahamas, they were hit with a hurricane that reshaped their
state to the point where they require aid from outside organizations or
governments in order to get back on their feet.
Florida ‘psychic’ gets prison time for scamming a woman out of 1.6
million dollars
A woman from Florida has been caught scamming a
Texas family by telling them that they were cursed by a fortune teller. The
scammer was able to get 1.6 million dollars out of the family in order for her
to ‘reverse” the curse. The victim paid the scammer with inheritance money and
money that she had made from stripping. A private investigator from Texas was
able to catch the scam due to him being specialized in cases that consist of scammers
through psychic methods.
The problem in this dilemma is that fact that a
family in Texas got scammed out of over one million dollars because they believed
a ‘psychic’ when she said the family was cursed. Now the scammer is facing jail
time due to her actions against the innocent Texas family.
The person in this story who really has a
problem is the scammer because she is being convicted of her crimes and is
being forced by the law to give back all the money she stole from the Texas family
throughout the years.
A
family’s first Disney trip didn’t happen. A year later, their tragedy remains
unsolved
A man decided to take his family to Disney World
for the first time, the family was from Colombia. The father came a few days
before the family to Miami to visit some friends before he met up with his
family in Orlando. He purchased the bus ticket but he never made it, he was
killed in a hit and run accident. To this day nobody is responsible for the fathers
murder because the hitter was never found.
The problem in this situation is the fact that
nobody was ever able to find the person responsible for hitting the man and
running. He is still on the loose and that is a grave problem for Miami
officials and the family that was affected. Basically, nothing has been done
with this case, therefore, not being able to solve the case is the biggest
problem.
I would say the main characters that have the
problem in this circumstance is the family of the father who was killed. They
were never able to have justice over an accident that will put a large dent in
a family for the rest of their lives.
They
live with autism. But it hasn’t prevented them from getting jobs in South
Florida
Valerie Herskowitz has a son with autism and was very
concerned in finding him a meaningful job. She took matters in to her own hands
and decided to open up a company making mail-order chocolates in her home in
West Palm Beach. She had her son help her and the company grew and continued to
grow, after she needed more employees she decided to take into special
consideration people with autism. She has since created an immense impact on
the autistic society and has focused on helping people with disabilities get a
job.
The main problem in this story is the simple fact that most
employers try to avoid or hire the minimum amount of disabled individuals
possible. This makes it hard for people on the spectrum and other disabilities to
find fulfilling jobs. It is an issue that is ongoing in the society we live in
today.
The individuals who are directly affected by this problem are
of course those with disabilities that have a hard time finding jobs. Along
with the families that can just stand there and watch as their family member
gets rejected and has a difficult time caring for themselves because of a disability
that isn’t even their fault in the first place.
Hey Ricardo! I noticed that the majority of the local opportunities that you identified are crime-related, so, I am interested to see how you would go about solving such issues, as they are typically categorized as political issues. It’s truly disheartening that the vast majority of news stories nowadays are consumed by crime and violence (and natural disasters). These opportunities have devastating/horrible origins, so, I wonder how you could capitalize on such opportunities while still solving said issues.
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