Rap impostor accused of scamming hotels sentenced to prison
March 15, 2021
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) A Florida man who claimed to work in the rap industry and to have ties to the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan in a scheme to scam hotel stays and luxury services was sentenced Monday to serve seven years in federal prison.
Aaron Barnes-Burpo, 29, of Crestview, Florida, was also ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution to 19 businesses and to serve three years supervised release after his prison term, according to online court records. He earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
A second man who also pleaded guilty in the scheme, 52-year-old Walker Washington of Augusta, Georgia, is awaiting sentencing.
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Rap impostor accused of scamming hotels sentenced to prison
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Marnita Bynum loved to dance as a girl growing up in Galesburg, Illinois. She was a constant source of fun and laughter, according to relatives, and possessed such a bubbly personality that she was nicknamed “Champagne.”
That was years before she married Melvin Bynum, whom she met at St. Augustine College in North Carolina. Together they formed the Cry Out Loud Ministries in Sanford, NC, about 35 miles from Raleigh.
Melvin was the pastor of the church, a position with authority and power. She was the first lady, and in that role she spearheaded youth development and acted as a mentor. The couple worked side by side and tried to present an image of perfection but after 20 years of marriage, cracks in their ideal lives became harder to conceal.
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