July 21, 2021
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A Gaithersburg woman charged with robbing two banks and trying to rob another has been federally indicted.
Carisa Cline, 44, is accused of robbing banks in Gaithersburg on Jan. 29 and Feb. 8, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office on Wednesday.
The BB&T bank at 467 Frederick Ave. Police said Cline passed the teller a note demanding cash and implying that she was armed. After getting cash, she fled.
The Wells Fargo Bank at 12161 Darnestown Road. Police said Cline went up to the teller, implied that she was armed and took money before fleeing in a Chevrolet Malibu.
AUGUST 22 In an extortion scheme busted up by federal agents, a fledgling actor threatened to kill members of movie producer Harvey Weinstein’s family unless the Hollywood titan wired millions to an offshore bank account, The Smoking Gun has learned.
Weinstein was one of several business titans allegedly targeted over the past two months by Vivek Shah, a 25-year-old West
Hollywood resident whose Facebook and IMDB pages are stocked with photos of him posing with stars like Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie (at right), Ozzy Osbourne, Sofia Vergara, and Zach Galifianakis (below).
While Shah describes himself as an “entrepreneur” and film producer, his Hollywood credits appear to be limited to extra work and an Intel commercial. But he has rubbed shoulders with stars at movie premieres, several awards shows (Screen Actors Guild, ESPN, Golden Globes), and the Playboy Mansion.
12540 Seminole Beach Road, North Palm Beach (Google Maps)
The estate of the late coal billionaire Christopher Cline sold another oceanfront North Palm Beach mansion this time for $22.1 million.
Records show Lesslie Ray and Timothy Elliott, as co-personal representatives of Cline’s estate, sold the property at 12540 Seminole Beach Road to George F. McCabe, trustee of a trust in his name. Included in the sale was the lot adjoining the mansion with tennis courts and other outdoor features.
McCabe is the CIO, managing director and founder of Portolan Capital Management, a Boston-based investment management firm.
Cline was the former owner of St. Louis-headquartered coal energy producer Foresight Energy. According to Forbes, he sold a controlling stake in the company for $1.4 billion in 2015.