HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A New York City woman has been arrested by federal authorities who say she tried to scam donors by posing as a relative of one of the children killed at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
Thirty-seven-year-old Nouel Alba of the Bronx was arrested Thursday and charged with lying to FBI agents.
Federal prosecutors say Alba used her Facebook account, telephone calls and text messages to seek donations for what she called a “funeral fund.”
Authorities say Alba denied seeking the donations when she was contacted by FBI agents investigating charity scams related to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. A gunman’s rampage there on Dec. 14 left 20 children and six adults dead.
Alba appeared Thursday in federal court in Hartford and was released on $50,000 bond.
Despicable!
she is just as bad as the dirtbag that killed those innocent ppl…. what a biotch !!!
What a *****!!!
DESPICABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awful Awful
Fuking worthlessness
How awful!!! Using someone else’s tragedy to get some cash for yourself! Hope she stays in jail for awhile!
PC of scum
Glad they caught her. Now she can try collecting for her defense fund!
SICKENING!!!!!!!!!!
looser
Two words: “SCUM BAG”
What a loser!
What a scum bag thing to do
Wow people like that should be taken out and tasered. Always some loser who tries to profit from someone’s sorrow.
So sick…I hope she sits in jail for a very long long time!
Does CT have the death penalty for that??
A good dose of Karma will come her way.
You should re-evaluate your life choices when tragedy strikes, and you see an opportunity for personal profit.
That, or get punched in the nose.