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Former New Jersey teacher arrested following Atlantic City casino incident

A 35-year-old former computer teacher from New Jersey was arrested after an alleged robbery and assault at an Atlantic City casino hotel on Oct. 9.

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A middle school teacher from New Jersey was arrested after allegedly participating in an assault and extortion scheme at an Atlantic City casino hotel. The New York Post reported that 35-year-old Amanda Crafts, a computer teacher at Middle Township Middle School, was arrested alongside 23-year-old Veda Engel. [1]

According to the New York Post, the incident occurred on Oct. 9 when the two women allegedly targeted a man inside a casino hotel room. Crafts allegedly acted as physical enforcement by pinning down the unclothed man while the suspects transferred money from his phone. [1]

The New York Post reported that $1,250 was illegally transferred out of the victim's account using ApplePay. The former educator denied the allegations following her arrest and claimed she was at the location strictly to party. [1]

Wikipedia notes that Atlantic City is a seaside resort city located in Atlantic County, New Jersey. The New York Post reported that Crafts has since been fired from her teaching position at the middle school following the arrest. [1][7]

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In short

  • Amanda Crafts, a 35-year-old computer teacher, was arrested over an Oct. 9 casino hotel incident.
  • Police allege Crafts and Veda Engel pinned down a man to transfer $1,250 from his ApplePay account.
  • Crafts claimed she was at the resort strictly to party and was later fired from her job.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]NJ middle school teacher busted in prostitution scam at Atlantic City casino claimed she was there ‘strictly to party’: copsNew York Post, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]NJ Dispensary Takeover Cannabis Convention Held in Atlantic CityHeady NJ, 16h ago
  3. [3]Atlantic City firefighters drop in to rescue two trapped in Borgata elevatorBreaking AC News, 20h ago
  4. [4]George Norcross brings hopes of influence and investment in Atlantic CityWHYY, 1d ago
  5. [5][𝐒𝐓ream]hERE'S*! Kingsway vs Atlantic City LIVE HS football Oct. 23, free Stream小豆島町, 16h ago
  6. [6]ACEA report: Atlantic City casinos face threat to lose 11,000 jobs by 2035NJBIZ, 20h ago

Background

  1. [7]Atlantic City, New Jersey on Wikipedia
  2. [8]Fourteen year old arrested after school shooting in southern France FTMQ News, 12d ago
  3. [9]Injured Bend teacher describes surviving Oregon school shooting FTMQ News, 2d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 9 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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