Stop Walgreens From Selling Fraudulent Green Dot Reloadable Express Bill Pay Cards!

I went to Walgreens, located at 690 NW 183rd Street, Miami, Fl 33169, phone number (305) 249-6792, to purchase a card that would allow me to access the funds immediately.

I spent almost 10 minutes questioning the young male cashier in the store about the card and he assured me over and over that I could access my funds immediately. I gave him $400.00 cash to place on the card and he gave me the card and the receipt.

Before I gave him the money, I told him that I needed it to pay my car insurance and once again he assured me that I would have no problems.

I couldn’t wait to get home to register it on the internet and pay my car insurance. The first thing that I noticed is that the card stated that you had to wait an hour before registering it. I thought that was a little odd but didn’t think too much about it since I purchased it from Walgreens. So, I waited for 2½ hours before attempting to register the card.

I tried three times to register the card and each time it stated that I had the wrong information. Finally the site stated that the card was invalid and it would mail me a check in 7 to 10 days. I called their customer service number 1 (866) 785-6963 frantic and the agent could only tell me that maybe she could get her boss to Fed Ex a refund.

After speaking to the agent, I searched “Green Dot Card Services” and found hundreds of complaints under the “Fraud Report.” After looking and reading some of the complaints, it was clear to me that I could not have been the only one that purchased a “Green Dot” card from Walgreens, only to find that it was invalid.

I called Walgreens and they told me to come back to the store. I immediately returned to the store with the “fraudulent card and receipt.” I explained that I had borrowed the money and needed the card to pay my car insurance. He offered a printout showing that I had indeed purchased the card from the store and advised me to try to call “Green Dot Corporation again tomorrow. The supervisor didn’t accept any responsibility for selling the card in his store.

I’m asking everyone to call Walgreens and ask them to stop selling the “Green Dot Cards.”

I’m unemployed and I had to borrow the $400.00 that Walgreens and Green Dot Corporation stole from me. Please help me to make Walgreens responsible for the products they sell in their store.

Thank you in advance for your support. Please click the button below to donate.

Feds Busted 6 Members of the Santiesteban Family and 10 0thers in Massive Marijuana Operation

The Santiesteban family gives new meaning to the phrase “it’s a family affair.” Unfortunately their lucrative marijuana growing operation, including kidnapping and murder is against the law.

Watched for years by the Feds, starting in 2004, the Santiesteban clan and their co-horts were busy with at least 17 grow houses (excluding one in St. Cloud, Fl & Monticello, N.Y.) scattered across Miami-Dade setting up surveillance cameras, planting seeds under hydroponic lights, hiring caretakers to guard their crops, harvesting the potent plants and hauling them to New York to sell.

Fidel Ruz Moreno made the unfortunate mistake of stealing 30 plants from the group. He was identified as being the robber and some members of the group kidnapped, shot and subsequently beat him to the last breath was out of his body, then dumped his lifeless body along the roadway and took his van to the Everglades where they torched it.

Law enforcement agents were able to finally shut down the massive operation down on Tuesday, which consisted of 16 individuals, charging them with conspiracy to distribute drugs, kidnapping and murder, ending one of the largest marijuana enterprises in Miami-Dade history.

They operated under the radar for a long time,” William Athas, assistant U.S. attorney told U.S. Magistrate Edwin Torres with nearly two dozen relatives and friends of the defendants sitting in the back of the courtroom. When two of the grow houses were raided by Miami-Dade police – with a dozen people nabbed – the operators simply shut down one and set up another, records state.

Click here to see photos of the people involved

A list of the charges are below:

Gilberto Santiesteban, Sr., Miami – Conspiracy to distribute drugs

Gilberto Santiesteban, Jr., Miami – Kidnapping, Murder

Alexander Santiesteban, Miami – Conspiracy to distribute drugs

Darvis Santiesteban, Miami – Conspiracy to distribute drugs

Derrick Santiesteban, Miami – Kidnapping , Murder

Yadira Santiesteban, Miami- Kidnapping, Murder

Juan Felipe Castaneda, Miami – Kidnapping, Murder

Norge Manduley, Miami – Kidnapping, Murder

Dayana Castellanos, Miami – Conspiracy to distribute drugs

German Silvestro, Miami – Conspiracy to distribute drugs

David Silva, Miami – Conspiracy to distribute drugs

Raul Fabian Ramirez, Jr., Miami – Conspiracy to distribute drugs

Francisco Javier Diaz, Miami – Conspiracy to distribute drugs

Alejandro Pimentel, Miami – Conspiracy to distribute drugs

Estrella Mijares, Miami – Conspiracy to distribute drugs

John Villalonga, Miami – Conspiracy to distribute drugs

Click here to read the actual indictment

Photos Credit – miamiherald.com

Thank you for your support. Please click the button below to donate.

Reginald Watkins, Robs 3 Banks in a Matter of Hours

Your eyes are not deceiving you. Yes, Reginald Watkins, 53, a Miami resident was able to rob 3 banks within hours of each other on the same day.

Where was security at the time of the robberies? Maybe outside on a smoke break!

Watkins robbed Bank of America located at 13450 West Dixie Highway, North Miami; TD Bank located at 9005 Biscayne Blvd and Bank of America located at 175 Hialeah Dr., in Hialeah.

The F.B.I. arrested Watkins on Thursday.

Grand Jury Aide, Tamika Jasper-Barbary and 8 others including her husband, Andre Barbary charged with drug conspiracy and a host of other charges

Tamika Jasper-Barbary, 36, of Hollywood and legal assistant for the Federal Prosecutors in Miami, worked with grand juries impaneled by the U.S. Attorney’ Office in Miami, was arrested on alleged drug conspiracy charges and accused of tipping off her fellow, suspected narcotics traffickers about a witness who was going to testify to the secretive federal panel about their activities.

Jasper-Barbary was also charged with “ obstruction of justice ” for allegedly disclosing that the witness, identified by the initials L.B., “was likely to provide information to the grand jury” in late November, according to the indictment.

Jasper-Barbary involvement and subsequent arrest sent shock waves through the U.S. Attorney’s Office, whose employees had no choice but to recuse themselves from the prosecution.

The case assigned to U.S. District Judge Robert Scola, will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pensacola by a former veteran prosecutor who headed the Narcotics and Counterterrorism sections of the U.S. Attorney’s Office said the allegations are extremely serious.

Also charged along with Jasper-Barbary are her husband, Andre Barbary, 36; Scott Barnes, 40; Kim Carswell, 34; Willie Hartfield, 54; Nathaniel Holt, 55; Robert Lespinasse, 34; and Monica Lewis, 31; all from Miami-Dade and Broward counties and Robert Jackson, 24; of Fort Meyers, was also charged.

The defendants were also charged with conspiring to use telephone facilities to carry out the trafficking plot.

The investigation was a joint venture by the Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI and several local law enforcement agencies.

If convicted each faces up to life in prison. Stay tuned for the latest updates.

Feliz Navidad to The Civil Interpreters Unit:Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center

Feliz Navidad,
Feliz Navidad,
Feliz Navidad,
Prospero Año Felicidad

I wanna wish you a merry Christmas,
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas,
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas,
From the bottom of my heart.

This is for the Civil Interpreters Unit at the Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center, downtown Miami.

Hey Gang! Each year I can’t help but remember
The happy times we spent with each other doing the holiday season.
I pray that all is well with you and your families.

Do you remember dancing around the table singing Feliz Navidad after Jackie O serenaded each of us with our special song? Is Mario still the Master of Ceremony? Don’t let Luis eat too much!

So, Feliz Navidad to:
Feliz Navidad to Sandra A
Feliz Navidad to Maria B
Feliz Navidad to Edna D
Feliz Navidad to Jackie G
Feliz Navidad to Luis L
Feliz Navidad to Roberto M
Feliz Navidad to Mario M
Feliz Navidad to Joe L
Feliz Navidad to Hilda B
Feliz Navidad to Kira M
Feliz Navidad to Carlos G
Feliz Navidad to Guadalupe M
Feliz Navidad to Susan A
Feliz Navidad to Pearl
Feliz Navidad to Isela A

Alright! To all my friends and frienemies that pushed me toward my blessings! I thank you and Feliz Navidad

One More Time:
Feliz Navidad,
Feliz Navidad,
Feliz Navidad,
Prospero Año Y Felicidad

I wanna wish you a merry Christmas,
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas,
I wanna wish you a merry Christmas,
From the bottom of my heart.

“Laughing out Loud! Jackie O. that’s for You!”

“Show me the Budget”… as Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah & Homestead registered voters head to the polls!

As Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah and Homestead registered voters head to the polls today, their vote, which is effectively their voice will ask the telling questions: “Show me what you’re working with and show me how you’re working it out, meaning the city budget and all that it entails?“

If the voters are content with the status quo, the voters will readily vote to keep the incumbents in place. On the other hand, if they are discontent with the current budget situation and is desperately seeking a change, their vote should reflect their voice.

Registered voters in Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah and Homestead will be watched very closely to see if with time, things will go back to normal or if in fact the people has had enough of the political demagoguery and are seeking real and meaningful change.

Earlier this year, a frustrated community made history by recalling Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and County Commissioner Natasha Seijas.

Will history repeat itself today as the polls draw too a close at 7:00pm, tonight? Which sides of the fence will your vote fall on and are you prepared to live with the consequences?

“Remember, the time to think is before you cast that ballot. Once you put your ballot into the ballot box, it’s too late! Your vote is your voice. “No Vote … No Voice… then live with the choice!”

Make your voice heard! Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah and Homestead registered voters; go out and vote and while you’re at it, take another registered voter with you. Happy Voting!” Remember, “YOUR VOTE . . . is YOUR VOICE!!!