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MMA fighter Sergio Da Silva has been found GUILTY of robbing a bank in New York back in August 2017 … and now he’s facing up to 7 years behind bars.
The 32-year-old was convicted of 3rd-degree robbery after jurors viewed surveillance footage of the incident …...
MMA Fighter Sergio Da Silva Guilty Of Bank Robbery ... Faces 7 Years in Prison
Friday, January 18, 2019
MMA Fighter Sergio Da Silva Guilty Of Bank Robbery ... Faces 7 Years in Prison
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Trump"s Ex-Lawyer Michael Cohen Enters Plea Deal for Bank, Tax Fraud Charges
Donald Trump’s former lawyer has surrendered to the FBI and reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors … so get ready for a tweetstorm from the Prez for the ages. Michael Cohen has just agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud, as well as…
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Scottie Pippen"s Daughter Making Bank On "Dancing"
Scottie Pippen’s 9-year-old daughter is already cashin’ HUGE checks — scoring an NBA-sized payday for “Dancing with the Stars: Juniors” … TMZ Sports has learned. Sophia Pippen has already signed her contract to compete against stars like Honey…
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Taylor Swift: Crazed Man Robs Bank in Effort to Impress Her
It’s been about a month since Taylor Swift released her latest music video, but plenty of fans are still hooked on her music and still love her. Some love her too much.
One Connecticut man was determined to impress Taylor that he allegedly robbed a bank so that he could use the cash to win her over.
His mad shceme to propose to her did not work, and police took him into custody.
We’re not saying that there’s any one right way to do a proposal, but … it does help your odds of getting a “yes” if the other person knows who you are.
But that didn’t deter Bruce Rowley of Derby, Connecticut from trying to propose to Taylor Swift.
The proposal that police say that he had concocted — which we suppose was also to be his meet cute with Taylor — involved him driving 60 miles to her Rhode Island home and throwing fistfulls of money over her fence.
Rowley got the money, which authorities say totaled roughly $ 1,600, after having robbed a bank.
Specifically, Rowley is accused of robbing a Webser bank in Ansonia.
Ansonia Police spokesman Lt. Patrick Lynch explains Rowley’s bizarre motive and how is alleged crime connects to Taylor Swift.
“It seemed he wanted to propose to her.”
But alas, what would surely have otherwise been a perfect marriage proposal ran across a little hitch.
“But she wasn’t home when he went there. He said he threw some of the money over a fence to impress her.”
As it turns out, he explained it all to police after they pursued his car into Connecticut for the alleged bank robbery.
“We didn’t know about Taylor Swift until our officers picked him up from state police to drive him back to Ansonia. He began to talk all about it in the cruiser.”
When a suspect begins to talk about their crime and motive without any provocation, it’s generally known as an “excited utterance,” which is considered admissible in court.
Rowley is charged with second-degree robbery and fourth-degree larceny.
There are a number of funny elements to this story, but overall, it’s scary.
We’re talking about a stalker. There are, in general, two forms of stalking. One takes the form of a lover or an ex or acquaintance who harasses a person. This particularly manifests as an abuser tracking down his victim because he cannot allow himself to lose control.
The other type is where someone has imagined an elaborate relationship with someone, often a celebrity, so vividly that they imagine that the celebrity feels the same way about them.
They may interpret tweets or offhanded statements in interviews as coded messages for them. It may have all gotten started with what they perceived to be eye contact during a concert.
Remember when President Reagan was shot? Whatever one may feel about him and his political legacy, that was a scary event.
The man who fired the shot was not in his right mind — he believed that he was trying to impress Jodie Foster.
We’re just lucky that Rowley’s delusion did not lead him to shoot anyone.
This mad scheme to propose to her was doomed from the start by so many things.
Taylor Swift, of course, is already happily in a relationship with Joe Alwyn.
We cannot imagine that Taylor, whose net worth is reportedly somewhere in the ballpark of $ 300 million, is going to be lured by anyone with any amount of money.
(Because she’s a romantic at heart)
But we can’t imagine her even blinking at $ 1,600 that seems to be raining down over her fence like dead leaves tossed by a petty neighbor.
Also, not for nothing, folks, but Taylor is famous for owning many, many homes. We have no idea what led Rowley to believe that he’d find her in Rhode Island.
We don’t imagine that Rowley’s going to get the Kanye treatment in one of Taylor’s new songs.
Sure, she sings about major life events — romances, breakups, feuds, downfalls. But you don’t sing about stalkers.
It feeds into their delusions, and might encourage other stalkers to take similar actions. Or worse actions.
Hopefully, Rowley is undergoing a psychological evaluation and will be able to receive the help that he clearly needs.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Taylor Swift Inspires Fan to Commit Bank Robbery
Taylor Swift’s beauty allegedly pushed a man with a crush on her to a life of crime all in the hopes of — ready for it? — impressing her … seriously. Bruce Rowley was arrested last week in Ansonia, CT after cops say he confessed to robbing…
Monday, January 29, 2018
MMA Fighter Sergio Da Silva Pleads Not Guilty To Robbing Bank
MMA Fighter Sergio Da Silva just pled not guilty to robbing a NYC bank over the summer … TMZ Sports has learned. Officials say Silva — who fought at Bellator 180 — busted into a CitiBank in Queens on August 24 claiming to have a gun, and…
Monday, January 8, 2018
"Andi Mack" Star Asher Angel Could Bank Upwards $3 Million For Next Role
Disney star Asher Angel is hoping the new DC Comics flick, “Shazam!,” about Captain Marvel blows up like the ‘Harry Potter’ series because, if it does, he could be looking at more than $ 3 million easy. Asher, who’s only 15, scored the role of young…
Monday, October 16, 2017
Boosie"s Brother Off the Hook for Allegedly Stealing from His Bank Account
Boosie’s brother is dodging serious potential jail time for allegedly stealing more than $ 300k from his famous sibling, but the big question … WHY?? The D.A. in charge of Taquari Hatch’s case has refused to file charges against him — despite cops…
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Ariel Winter"s 8-year-old Niece Making Bank in New TV Gig!!!
Ariel Winter’s niece ain’t about the lemonade-stand life … not when the 8-year-old wants to ball out like her super famous aunt. Skylar Gray – who idolizes Ariel — landed her first big TV gig playing young Abby on the CBS sitcom, “Me,…
Saturday, September 23, 2017
"Odd Squad" Child Actor Filip Geljo Will Bank $150k for "Avatar" Sequels
Teen actor Filip Geljo will make some serious green for playing one of the blue people in “Avatar 2” … TMZ has learned. The 15-year-old’s set to appear in the next 2 sequels from director James Cameron, and will rake in at least $ 150,000 for…
"Odd Squad" Child Actor Filip Geljo Will Bank $150k for "Avatar" Sequels
Teen actor Filip Geljo will make some serious green for playing one of the blue people in “Avatar 2” … TMZ has learned. The 15-year-old’s set to appear in the next 2 sequels from director James Cameron, and will rake in at least $ 150,000 for…
Monday, September 18, 2017
"Fuller House" Twin Toddlers Bank $9k Per Episode
The 2-year-old twins who play Tommy on “Fuller House” got cribs full o’ cash … because both boys are raking it in every episode. According to their contracts … Fox and Dashiell Messitt scored $ 9,000 each per episode for season 1 of the…
"Fuller House" Twin Toddlers Bank $9k Per Episode
The 2-year-old twins who play Tommy on “Fuller House” got cribs full o’ cash … because both boys are raking it in every episode. According to their contracts … Fox and Dashiell Messitt scored $ 9,000 each per episode for season 1 of the…
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Bellator Fighter Sergio Da Silva Out Shopping After Bank Robbery Arrest
MMA fighter Sergio DaSilva spent some of his hard-earned cash Saturday after his arrest for allegedly robbing a bank. DaSilva was out shopping in NYC … this after bailing out of jail. He’s accused of busting into a Citibank in Queens in a…
Thursday, August 31, 2017
MMA Fighter Sergio Da Silva Arrested for Robbing Bank
MMA fighter Sergio Da Silva — who fought at “Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva” in June — was arrested Thursday for allegedly robbing a bank in Queens, NY … TMZ Sports has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us … the 31-year-old is…
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Mayweather vs. McGregor Prop Bets: Bank on Demi Lovato"s Boobs!!
Lookin’ to make some extra cash during the Floyd vs. Conor fight?? BET ON THE BOOBS … ‘cause Demi Lovato’s twins highlight the fight’s list of prop bets!! The cyber-gambling site BetOnline.ag — one of the biggest gambling sites on the net — is…
Friday, August 18, 2017
"America"s Got Talent" Golden Buzzer Singers Could Bank $1 Million off Records
Angelica Hale and Angelina Green, the 10 and 13-year-old singers who earned the coveted Golden Buzzer on “America’s Got Talent” this season, are both bound for the finals and if either gal wins, they could make $ 1 million just off records. We…
Sunday, July 30, 2017
Boosie"s Brother Allegedly Stole $361k Out of Rapper"s Bank Account
Looks like Boosie was telling the truth — cops say his bank account WAS hacked, but he didn’t know it was his own brother draining $ 361,000. TMZ broke the story … the rapper said someone siphoned dough from his Capital One…
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Floyd Mayweather Swarmed at NYC Bank, Insane Video
Madness in Times Square … where hundreds of people swarmed Floyd Mayweather as he was walking out of a bank — and the video is pretty nuts. Floyd was flanked by his massive TMT bodyguards as he left Chase Bank — where he either deposited his…
Thursday, June 8, 2017
President Trump & Comey Testimony Will Get Most of D.C. Drunk, Rep. Peter King Says Bank On It!
President Trump’s quick fingers and James Comey’s testimony will combine to turn half the nation’s capital into heavy day drinkers … according to U.S. Congressman Peter King. We got the Rep. from NY outside Capitol Hill, and asked what he thought…