— A woman accused of selling bogus vacation packages to the Essence Festival in New Orleans faces 64 new charges. A spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office tells local news outlets Nakesia Washington of Harvey was booked on charges of theft and computer fraud last week and this week. Deputies originally said victims who booked vacation packages with Washington’s company lost more than $80,000. That was before the dozens of new charges were piled on. Many guests arrived for the July 4 festival in New Orleans to find they had no hotel reservations or tickets.

Source: National Post November 22, 2018 20:03 UTC