Florida Man Birthday Challenge March 16

A Florida man who pretended to be a member of the Wu-Tang Clan was arrested.

The Wu-Tang Clan and its affiliates can be difficult to get hold of. A man named Aaron Barnes-Burpo, who lives in Crestview, Florida, started scamming businesses by pretending to be a member of the Wu-Tang Clan.

Barnes-Burpo admitted to defrauding hotels, limousines, and other businesses, citing false connections to the Wu-Tang Clan. After confessing, he was sentenced to 7 years in prison. Barnes-Burpo, who was arrested on fraud and conspiracy charges, will also pay $300,000 in damages.

Augusta, 52, is allegedly involved in Barnes-Burpo’s scam story in Washington, Georgia. The duo said that while they are members of the Wu-Tang Clan, they are also from the production company Roc Nation. Georgia admitted to being involved in fraud.

David H. Estes, Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, said, “For a time, the two men pretended to be artists and their affiliations and defrauded many businesses. However, a hotel clerk noticed this scam.”

They were reported to the police at the Fairfield Inn and Suites on November 21, 2020.

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Who are the famous March 16 birthdays?

1920	Leo McKern, Australian-English actor (d. 2002)
1929	Tihomir Novakov, Serbian-American physicist and academic (d. 2015)
1934	Ray Hnatyshyn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Governor General of Canada (d. 2002)
1939	Carlos Bilardo, Argentinian footballer and coach
1944	Andrew S. Tanenbaum, American computer scientist and academic
1949	Joseph Pilato, American actor
1967	Tracy Bonham, American singer and violinist
1977	Hiroki Yasumoto, Japanese voice actor
1980	Felipe Reyes, Spanish basketball player