NOT THE SHARPEST KNIVES IN THE DRAWER: Life Imitates “Fargo”
A mother, Alejandra Arriaza, her boyfriend, Angel Ponce, and his nephew, Joel Boza, have been charged with federal kidnapping for staging a kidnapping of Arriaza and her son to extract money from her ex-husband, reports CNN:
"We took it very seriously and believed a couple of lives were at risk," said Jim Leljedal of the Broward County, Florida, sheriff's office. "And then to find out that one of the victims was involved in the plot was pretty surprising." …
According to the FBI affidavit … the plot was Arriaza's idea. It began, court papers say, when she and her boyfriend found out her ex-husband had recently come into some money from the sale of a business, and that he kept a large amount of cash in his home. …
Under the FBI's guidance, the father arranged to pay the ransom. But late in the evening of April 10, before the ransom was paid, law enforcement located the mobile home and rescued the son, who immediately identified his mother's boyfriend, Angel Ponce, as one of the men inside the unit where he was being held.
Arriaza has copped to her role in the conspiracy; she and her partners in crime face life in prison if convicted.
[Hat Tip: The Heel, an Ivy-educated attorney with a prestigious New York firm, and occasional contributor to this blog.]
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