Thursday, May 2, 2013
A jury found Gina Clark and her charity, Touched by Angels, guilty on all charges related to defrauding Cape families.
Clark, 42 of Marstons Mills was found guilty Tuesday afternoon of more than 50 counts of embezzlement and wage violations following a 15 day trial, according to the Cape Cod Times. During the trial prosecutors argued that Clark stole tens of thousands of dollars from the charity and only gave families a small percent of money raised. Clark’s bail was revoked after the verdict was read and she was taken to the Barnstable County Correctional Facility. Clark will return to court Monday for sentencing.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Robert Upton was sentenced to two life sentences, plus 15 years after he was found guilty Thursday of killing Aris Manoloules in 2009.
Barnstable Superior Court Judge Gary Nickerson handed down the sentence this morning, according to the Cape Cod Times. Nickerson sentenced Upton,48, to a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for the first degree murder conviction, a life sentence for armed assault inside a home and 15 years for aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Upton, of Newton, was accused of shooting Manoloules along with his nephew Christopher Manoloules in Hyannis in 2009. During the trial prosecutors argued Upton’s brother-in-law, Treefon Manoloules, agreed to pay him $165,000 to kill Aris Manoloules. Upton’s defense attorney claimed he was a victim of circumstance and that Christopher and Treefon Manoloules were …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
A Barnstable Superior Court jury found Robert Upton guilty of killiing Aris Manoloules in 2009.
Upton was accused of shooting Manoloules along with his nephew Christopher Manoloules in Hyannis in 2009, according to the Cape Cod Times. During the trial prosecutors argued Upton’s brother-in-law, Treefon Manoloules, agreed to pay him $165,000 to kill Aris Manoloules. Upton’s defense attorney claimed he was a victim of circumstance and that Christopher and Treefon Manoloules were responsible for the shooting. Treefon Manoloules was found not guilty of charges in connection with the killing in October 2011. Upton's sentencing is Friday. A first degree murder conviction would mean a sentence of life in prison without parole.
Robert Bastille
11:14 pm on Friday, May 3, 2013
Touched by an A-hole... I hope her going to jail brings some closure and relief to all of the people she harmed. more ›