When Showing Off on TikTok With Stolen Jewelry Goes WRONG!

Crimes are always more fun when the criminals aren't the brightest bulbs in the pack. Let's buckle up for this one and start with... Number 6. Don't mind if I do. Marielis Valencia Martnez stole about $32,000 worth of jewels from a man she visited in Miami. Martnez flew to meet the man after they had spoken online for about two months. Martnez first noticed the man's jewels when

he put two diamond rings and a diamond bracelet in a clear plastic bag as they were parking his car. The jewelry there not wearing? Anyway, during the date to Martnez asked the guy if she could wear the jewelry and wanted to know how much it was worth and how much it would sell for because questions like that aren't suspicious at all. The guy didn't tell her

any details concerning the price but allowed her to wear the jewelry anyway. The two of them went to a nightclub and returned home where Martnez gave it all back. The guy took the rings and the bracelet and placed them in a box on the shelf in his room. Early the next morning, Martnez woke the guy up and asked him to take her back to the airport

which he did. Before leaving the hotel, he saw the box on the shelf and assumed the jewels were still in it. On the nose to him, Martnez had done a little creative housekeeping and by creative housekeeping we mean she stole the jewels. A few days later, the guy saw her using the jewels to record videos on TikTok. It must have took him a few days to

notice his diamonds were stolen. He texted her through WhatsApp and asked her to send them back. Martnez refused and told him that she would send them back whenever she returned to Miami. Her excuse was that it was too expensive to send them back. Which is a pretty good excuse if you're five years old. However, Martnez didn't return to Miami at the time she promised she would

but when she did return, she was arrested. The guy reported her to authorities so they had been on the lookout. Once she flew into Fort Lauderdale, her goose was cut. Unfortunately, we don't know if this arrest will result in the victim getting his jewelry back. Maybe don't bring expensive jewelry you're not wearing on your next date. Huh? Number five, double check the insurance. Uloma Curri Walker

hired teenagers to bump off her husband because she wanted to benefit from his life insurance. She was married to Fire Department, Lieutenant William Walker for just four years. It must have been bliss since she was already planning to end the marriage by becoming a widow and inheriting everything he had. Uloma was thousands of dollars in debt. It was nearing financial ruin. William didn't know about this

debt and he also didn't know that Uloma wasn't actually suffering from the stage for breast cancer she'd claimed to have. But he was figuring it out. So what did our enterprising future widow in chief do to get her husband bumped off? She did what any reasonable person would have done. She spoke to her 17-year-old daughter. Then told her 20-year-old boyfriend Chad Paget about Paget told Uloma

that he could get the job done but he needed some payment. She decided to pay him a thousand dollars upfront and said she would pay him the rest after the job was completed. However, the 20-year-old Paget surprisingly wasn't exactly accomplished at what he was hired to do. So he decided to farm the job out to another guy named Chris Hein. Hein initially accepted the job but

then brought in yet another co-conspirator, Ryan Dordy. This co-conspirator seemed to be the most willing to do the job. And he only asked for a meager fee of $800. The reason Uloma hired the boys to do the job was because she thought nobody would think she did it because who in the right mind would think she'd hire a bunch of actual kids to go after her

husband. In any case, the deed was eventually done. Dordy fatally ambushed William as he went out to get his fake cancer having wife fast food. Uloma, who must have a huge hole in the place where her conscience lives, rode with William in the ambulance as he was transported to the hospital. Uloma's big plan was to get William's life insurance. But it overlooked a tiny detail. She

wasn't the beneficiary of the life insurance. Instead, William's ex-wife was the beneficiary. For some reason, William hadn't gotten around the changing the name of the benefits from his ex-wife to his new wife. Probably because he wasn't expecting his new wife to plan his demise. Not only did Uloma not get the life insurance money, but she also got arrested by the police. The police offered plea deals

to Uloma's co-conspirators and they took it. Even if her daughter testified against her trial, in return for the plea deals, Uloma's high-paget and Dordy all got reduced life sentences. Uloma, on the other hand, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. But she's single, right? What a catch! She then went on to make a $2,000 claim for the apparent theft. But things quickly

turned into a junkyard fire for Barlow. The police found the car and discovered that it had been set alight. Then they found out that the burnt car didn't have an engine. They returned to Barlow who insisted that the car was in its proper working condition before it was stolen. Honestly, promise, promise. Unfortunately for her, that claim wasn't enough to keep those pesky coppers from snooping around,

sticking their noses and everyone's business. The police eventually found CCTV footage that chilled the car being towed by a tow truck with Barlow sitting right inside it. This was all the evidence needed to prove that our little victim was actually an arsonist fraudster. Further investigations revealed that Barlow had paid the driver of the tow truck about 20 pounds. After the car was towed to another location,

she then used a can of butane gas to set the vehicle on fire. Barlow was eventually arrested and charged. She pleaded guilty to fraud and claim that she had carried out the scam because of death. The police said that the actions of people like Barlow weren't only criminal but also constituted a wildfire risk. The fire from her vehicle had caught the dry undergrowth on the road

and the fire had spread a considerable distance away from the car. Thankfully, it went out before it had the chance to spread to the farms and fields nearby. You were driving a VW, Haley. You probably could have just waited a few more days and it would have caught fire on its own. Number 3, Not Seeing The Problem A supposedly blind Italian man scanned the government of

thousands of Euros and benefits before he was caught window shopping and driving. Our lovable fake blind man got about 144,000 Euros over 13 years from the Italian government with a fake sob story. He claimed that he became blind in 2008 due to a congenital problem. Unfortunately for our blind guy and perhaps fortunately for the Italian government, he just couldn't keep this lie going for a while.

For a long time, 10 years after he declared blindness, he decided to apply for a driver's license. This alerted the police who decided to check in on him. They don't typically like blind people driving because it's dangerous or whatever. So either he'd suddenly gotten cured of his blindness because the thoughts and prayers finally worked or he was just a careless liar. As it turned out, he

was just a careless liar. Even though our money was on the thoughts and prayers working, the police staked out his apartment and saw him riding a scooter. They also saw him doing things that blind people generally find time to do such as driving a car, looking at your phone while driving, looking at shop windows, and teaching a child how to ride a bike. Incidentally, the blind

man wasn't unknown to the police. He had only recently received a jail sentence of nearly 15 years being part of a group that staged fake traffic accidents for insurance payouts. Which again is the sort of thing you would expect the blind man to do. Lastly, the police discovered that the man was already financially stable as he owned a garage. Despite that, he still collected a basic

income that the authorities only give its poorest citizens. $24,000 by the Department of Education, her journey to conviction and imprisonment began when she defrauded taxpayers of over $150,000 through a program that served developmentally challenged children. For three years, Marina submitted forged treatment notes and invoices to the program claiming payment for over 1500 therapy sessions she never actually provided. But the program eventually found out what Marina

was doing and she was arrested and sentenced to three months in prison. She was also asked to pay for her restitution for all the money she'd collected from the program. But our scammer wasn't about to go gently into that good night. She had one more trick up her sleeve. Once in prison, Marina sent a letter to the Department of Education asking for paid sick leave. She

included a doctor's note in her request claiming that she was too sick to come to work and should remain at home. After that, she submitted a request to prison and court officials asking for a compassionate release before her time in prison was served. Her reason was the COVID-19 pandemic and her elderly parents needed a caretaker. She refused and said her arguments didn't hold up. At the

same time, Marina's requested time for sick paid leave was coming to an end. So she did the smart thing and requested more sick leave. And the Department approved the request. They had no idea that Marina was a jailbird and not a sick bird. And it gets even better. The Department of Education initially knew of Marina's arrest. The arrest was widely reported and she had even been

reassigned from her primary position in the Department anticipation of her sentencing. And no one bothered to check. The Human Resources Division of the Department had no idea that Marina was requesting sick leave from jail. So they granted it. But this gig couldn't go on for long. After Marina served her time in prison, someone who wasn't mining their own business informed the Department about her stint in

prison and she was eventually fired. According to Marina, she had done absolutely nothing wrong. She claimed that while in prison she suffered complications from shingles, so she would have been unable to go to work even if she had been sent to prison. And been in prison. So her request for sick leave was valid since she wouldn't have been able to go to work anyway. What a

coincidence. However, it doesn't seem like Marina will get away with her scam as the Department of Education has requested a refund of all the money's it paid out. She has also been banned from doing any further work for the Department. Looks like Marina taught her last lesson. Just because you're accurate doesn't mean you're right. Number one. Gram on the BBL. Tiffany Akuna stands accused of using

the credit card of an Alzheimer's patient to pay for her cosmetic surgery. When the theft occurred, Tiffany worked as a certified nursing assistant and was tending to an 88 year old. The fraud itself was simple. Tiffany merely took the credit card information of her patient and used it to purchase a Brazilian butt lift, J Plasma and arm Lipoprasegers. The husband of the victim in this case

contacted the fraud department of his bank when he received a bill for over $7,000 in his wife's name. The department told him that the bill was for cosmetic surgery. He didn't believe his 88 year old wife would be getting a Brazilian butt lift so he immediately knew something was wrong. And he probably was also a little disappointed. The victim's husband then contacted the agency that Tiffany

worked for and she was immediately fired. But that was only the first of her headaches. Tiffany contacted the victim's husband to set up a repayment plan. She wanted to sign a loan agreement that would mandate her to pay a $1,000 monthly. She might have done this because she was a nursing school and wanted to avoid criminal charges. Unfortunately for her, the police were not having any

of that. They went to the victim's house and waited for Tiffany to show up. When the nursing scammer arrived with $1,500 in cash and a loan repayment agreement, she was ambushed by the police who took her into custody. With all those cosmetic surgeries, there's probably a couple online careers you'll be able to fall back on Tiffany. A group of six men found their 19 year old

victim by offering to buy his car via the Facebook Marketplace. They told him to meet at New Eurotrict Avenue and 72nd Street in Brinson, Hurst, New York. When the victim arrived, our group of dumb criminals sprang into action. They blindfolded him and called his cousin, demanding $100,000 in ransom money. The resourceful cousin realized he could track the victim's location and quickly located his phone at Floyd

Bennett Field. Near the NYPD, training facility, officers were alerted and rushed to the area. They arrested six men and the victim only sustained a minor injury to a stomach. It sounds like those trainees got an early taste of real police work. Number 9. Dirk the Penguin Two Welsh tourists were on a working holiday in Queensland, Australia. When they got the crazy idea to break into SeaWorld

and steal an unlikely pet. A penguin. But Reese Owens Jones and Carrie Mewls did more than steal a penguin. They also swam with dolphins and released a fire extinguisher into a shark enclosure, which could have done severe harm to them and the sharks. After getting drunk at a beach party, they broke into the park with a teenage Australian accomplice. They stole a seven year old ferry

penguin named Dirk from the aquarium and brought him back to their apartment. The duo woke up hung over and tried to take care of Dirk by feeding and showering him. They released him into a canal when they realized they didn't know how to take care of a penguin. Locals saw them release the penguin and called the police. Dirk was rescued and reunited with his partner, Peaches,

at SeaWorld. Jones and Mewls wrote letters of apology to SeaWorld and the Australian public for their actions. They insisted they meant no harm. Still, they were fined $1,000 Australian dollars each. Number 8. The Good Side When Donald Chip Pew saw his mugshot posted online, he decided he could do better. So, he sent the police a selfie with the caption quote, Here is a better photo. That

one is terrible. Police wanted Chip for failing to appear in court in Lima, Ohio for a DUI charge. They also suspected him of some vandalism and arson cases. In a Facebook post made by local police requesting tips on Chip's whereabouts, the police uploaded his old mugshot in addition to his new selfie. If Chip wanted that selfie, he would have been a police officer. If he had

to make the rounds, he certainly got his wish. Chip was no stranger to trouble. His previous encounters with police involved charges of disorderly conduct, breaking an entering and violence. Chip wasn't worried about missing his court date. In fact, he thought he could go with his convenience. He told the local radio show, Two Tons of Fun, that there would only be a three day penalty when he

decided to turn himself in. The Escambia County Sheriff's Office in Century, Florida finally caught up with him in January 2016. Number 7, The Return A routine return at Walmart turned into a counterfeit case and physical altercation when employees discovered a sheet of fake money left inside a broken printer. Jared Carr brought his broken printer to a Walmart in Lake Halley, Wisconsin. But forgot to bring his

receipt. Employees rejected the return because Carr couldn't prove he bought the item at Walmart. He refused to leave until the return was accepted and employed some aggressive negotiation tactics with customer service. When Walmart workers inspected the printer and found pages of counterfeit $100 bills jammed inside, they called the police. Carr refused arrest and for a good reason. When the police finally got him under control, they

found more fake money in his pockets. He was charged with attempted theft by fraud, forgery and resisting arrest. Number 6, The B**** The Indianapolis suburb of Fischer's faced an interesting crime spree in the summer of 2021. Someone kept the **** on their lawns. Sometimes three or four times in a single morning. The **** would drop feces on neighborhood lawns every few days and leave a trail

of dirty toilet paper behind. Three or four lawns fell victim to the **** problem every week. The **** was also active in the summer of 2020. Citizens narrowed it down to a female joker who couldn't make it home in time for number two. Angry neighbors talked about how runners need to plan for having to go during a long distance run. Others suggested she should at least

bring a plastic bag to pick up after herself as owners do for their dogs. A doorbell camera finally caught her in the act and police arrested her shortly after. The police didn't share her identity. However, they tried to end the rumors of who it could be by ruling out two innocent names the locals spread around the neighborhood. Police also encouraged the **** to seek professional help.

She may face charges in the future. Still, her situation is hardly unique. In 2018, a woman in Connecticut was charged with a misdemeanor for breaching the peace after ****. She suffered times in a cul-de-sac a few miles from her home. She blamed it on lactose intolerance. 2018 was a busy year for ****ing bandits. The **** jogger of Brisbane, Australia, was arrested after people photographed him going

number two in public. He was a 64-year-old former corporate boss whose public indecency shot the Australian people. In 2017, a Colorado Springs family was victimized by a woman called the Mad ****. For weeks, the offender left her droppings on their property. Even though she was caught and asked to stop. Unfortunately, the children were the first to see the Mad **** in the act. They saw her

squatting with her pants around her ankles and quickly ran to their mother. Mom came outside and confronted the ****, assuming pure embarrassment would keep the Mad **** from returning. She was wrong. The Mad **** kept coming back and leaving her dirty toilet paper behind. At one point, the Mad **** defecated on the sidewalk in front of their home at least once a week for seven weeks.

Finally, the mother got a photo of the mad **** running away. She posted flyers around the neighborhood address to the female jogger that continuously uses our walkway as her toilet, pleading for her to stop. Nothing worked. Even after seeing the Mad **** run past the signs several times, they finally got so fed up that they went to the Colorado Springs Police Department. They said the woman

could face indecent exposure and public defecation charges. The weird part is that there are plenty of bathrooms in the neighborhood, including portapoddies and a gas station. The Mad **** had a long list of victims on the block, including the local wall greens and the backyards of several other families. Once the story made local news, the Mad **** within to hiding never to ****. Well, at least

not on someone's lawn. Number five, the teeth. In Murfield, United Kingdom, a serial burglar left behind a key identifier after stealing some popsicles and a crate of beer. A few days after the victim, Stephen Pickles, discovered someone had broken into his home. He found the offenders dentured in the pictures next to the freezer. Pickles alerted the police who traced the fake teeth to a man named

Justin Stansfield. Stansfield already had a lengthy criminal record of arrests and burglaries. He was a drug user and an alcoholic, always hunting for beer or things he could sell to pay for his habit. One previous burglary included disturbing a sleeping homeowner who then beat him with a walking stick. Since Stansfield was so drunk when he broke into Pickles' home, he didn't remember leaving his teeth behind

or the rest of what happened that night. He was here at the scene and removing his dentures to enjoy a popsicle. For his idiotic crime, Stansfield got 16 months in jail. Number four, the Facebook account. A rookie criminal threw himself under the bus when he forgot to log off his Facebook account after breaking into the home of James Wood. Nicholas Wigg broke into the house in

St. Paul, Minnesota and took his sweet time enjoying the family's belongings. He used the computer to check his Facebook and then forgot to sign out, which gave away his identity. The chance of getting away with the crime. The thief ran away with wood's credit cards, cash and watch, but left his jeans, Nike sneakers, and belt behind. It had been raining outside, so detectives assumed Wigg took

his wet clothes off to enjoy some computer time in the victim's house. Wood came home and realized someone had robbed him and that the suspect had left his Facebook open on his computer. He made his own Facebook post saying that Wigg burglarized his home and listed his phone number to send any tips on the suspect. He reached out to Wood, asking to meet. He thought that

if he returned Woods belongings, he would get his clothes back and this whole thing would go away. He was wrong. When Woods saw Wigg approaching, he immediately called the police. The cops arrested Wigg for breaking into Woods' home. He faced up to 10 years in prison and $20,000 in fines. While news of his actual sinensing faded into obscurity, Wigg will go down in history as the

dumb burglar who needed to check his Facebook. The actions of a petty thief or the grip social media truly has on some people. The cops called War Video Game. Butler and a friend noticed police in the distance. They turned around rather suspiciously, causing police to chase after them. When the police caught up with them, Butler gave a fake name and said they were in town to

buy a call of duty. He also admitted to carrying marijuana. Police were about to run his phony name through the database when Butler went into a violent craze and attacked the cops. Police restrained him, put him in handcuffs and called for backup from nearby officers. Butler is now back in jail with an extra two years at the police. He was arrested to a sentence for breaking

out of jail and assaulting police officers. At least he has a few years of new call of duty games to look forward to. He's out. Number 2 The Tip Jar Gabrielle Canalis and her friends riding in the back of an uber thought they could get away with stealing from her driver's tip jar. Little did they know that they were being recorded the whole time. A dashboard

camera caught Canalis reaching into the hardworking driver's tip jar while making eye contact with the camera. The car was in viral and she faced several threats for her behavior. Gabrielle apologized publicly and returned the $5 she stole, but nobody forgave her. She received tons of internet backlash and she had to make several public apologies until the story faded from the headlines. We're stealing $5 from an

uber driver worth landing on the wrong side of internet fame. We imagine Canalis wish she'd never reached her greedy hand in the tip jar. Number 1 The Pier Police in St. Petersburg, Florida caught a man peeing on the bumper of a marked police car. They apparently had him in handcuffs before he even finished the job. David Marcel Louis Johnson was caught in the act on February

8, 2020 at about 1 a.m. Johnson, a Detroit native, didn't cooperate with police questioning and pleaded not guilty to disorderly conduct for urinating in public. After a family member paid his $250 bond for the misdemeanor charge, the police let him go. The moral of the story, if you're going to pee on a car, don't pee on a cop car, especially not with actual cops inside.