A long-delayed quadruple murder trial is now underway in New Jersey, with prosecutors and defense attorneys laying out starkly different versions of how an entire family was wiped out inside their own home. A North Texas reality television husband and wife are now convicted felons after a federal jury found they ran a multi-million-dollar pyramid scheme that prosecutors say preyed on trust inside the Black community during the pandemic. Shock ripples through a small North Carolina town after its police chief is jailed on child sex charges, with prosecutors detailing allegations involving secret photos taken while a child slept. Drew Nelson reports.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news Now, I'm Drew Nelson.
A long delayed quadruple murder trial is now underway a
New Jersey, with prosecutors and defense attorneys laying out starkly
different versions of how an entire family was wiped out
inside their own home. Paul Kaneiro is on trial in
Monmouth County, accused of killing his younger brother, Keith Kniro,
(00:22):
Keith's wife Jennifer, and their two children, Jesse and Sophia,
during a violent rampage in November twenty eighteen. Prosecutors say
Caniro then set the family's colts Neck mansion on fire
and torched his own home in Ocean Township the same
day to make it look like the family had been
targeted by someone else. In opening statements, Assistant prosecutor Nicole
(00:43):
Wallace described the killings as calculated and driven by money, greed,
and desperation. She told jurors Caniro hunted his family members
inside the darkened house. After shooting his brother outside, he.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
Stabbed his niece Sophia seventeen times, her entire forty five
pound body.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Prosecutors say Caniro was facing mounting financial problems and feared
being cut off after Keith discovered tens of thousands of
dollars missing from their co owned businesses. They allege to
the murders were carried out to gain control of a
life insurance policy worth millions. Kniro appeared emotional at times
in court, wiping away tears as the jury heard the details.
(01:22):
The defense forcefully rejected the prosecution's theory. Attorney Monica mast
Alone told jurors Caniro is innocent and did not commit
the murders or set either house on fire.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
He certainly did not brutally murder the family members that
you will hear. He loved and cherished and adored so much.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Mast Alone argued that investigators developed tunnel vision early in
the case and failed to fully investigate other potential suspects,
including another brother who also stood to benefit financially.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
They did not investigate any other suspects, even obvious ones,
searched for evidence to support their theory.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Caniro has been jailed since his arrest in twenty eighteen.
The trial was delayed for years by legal challenges and
the COVID pandemic. Testimony began with an accountant who spoke
with Keith Kniro the night before the murders and described
him as deeply upset. The trial is expected to last
for weeks, with jurors hearing extensive forensic, financial, and witness
(02:24):
testimony lasting into March. More crime and justice news after this.
A North Texas reality TV husband and wife are now
convicted felons after a federal jury found they ran a
multimillion dollar pyramid scheme that prosecutors say preyed on trust
(02:45):
inside the black community during the pandemic. Marlon and Lashan
de Moore were found guilty in federal court in Sherman, Texas,
of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.
Prosecutors say the couple defrauded more than ten thousand people nationwide,
pulling in more than twenty five million dollars through their program,
known as Blessings in No Time or Bent. The Moors
(03:09):
once appeared on the reality TV show Family or Fiance,
which prosecutors say helped them build credibility while marketing the
scheme out of their prosper Texas home during the COVID
nineteen pandemic. Victims say the program was pitched as a
community based way to survive financial hardship. Participants were told
(03:29):
their money was guaranteed and that refunds would be issued
if they were not satisfied. Federal investigators say neither promise
was true.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
We were just played it. We would play with our feelings.
We will promise the money. We didn't get it.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
One of the victims, Rosetta Fleming, says she and her
husband invested more than six thousand dollars. She spoke to
KXAS about the emotional toll.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
They were African Americans as well, and they were taking
advantage of us. They pacifically stated, no other race, no
other group of people, no social media.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Fleming says. Participants did not see the program as a risk.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
We didn't look at it as like it was a gambo.
We look at it like it was something out there
that could help us, you know, pay the bills, feed
out children.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
According to the Department of Justice, the Moor's structured bent
as a classic pyramid scheme, using so called playing boards,
where participants had to recruit new members to move up
and receive payouts. Prosecutors say the couple placed themselves in
positions that guaranteed they collected the largest payments, while most
participants lost everything, an attorney for Marlon Moore told kxas
(04:46):
the couple tried to fix the program after it grew
out of control. The Moors now face potential decades in
federal prison when they are senates later this year. They're
currently being held in the Fennin County Jail. Ripples through
a small North Carolina town after its police chief is
jailed on child sex charges, with prosecutors detailing allegations involving
(05:08):
secret photos taken while a child slept. Gregory Warren, chief
of Newton Grove Police Department, is behind bars facing seven felonies,
including indecent liberties with the child and multiple counts of
felony secret peeping. State Investigators say the alleged crimes involve
a juvenile girl and date back to twenty twenty three.
(05:29):
According to arrest warrens, Warren is accused of going into
the child's bedroom and taking explicit photographs while she was asleep.
During a court hearing, special prosecutor Donnad Rainwater described the
evidence in blunt terms.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
The photographs were held in a hidden folder. All the
defendants found she was very upset obviously when she saw photos,
Investigators say additional examination of Warren's devices revealed images tied
to the alleyations, along with apps prosecutors described as having
(06:03):
no legitimate purpose.
Speaker 1 (06:05):
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation launched the investigation
at the requests of the Sampson County Sheriff's office after
deputies received the initial allegations. SBI agents arrested Warren on Wednesday.
The arrest has stunned residence in Newton Grove, which is
a small town in Sampson County. One of those residents
is Brandy Melby, speaking to WNCN, shocked disappointment.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
I mean, most people didn't even know we had a
new group police format, but he was good people to If.
Speaker 3 (06:35):
He did what he did, then he needs.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
To pay for it. Warren has served as Newton Grove's
police chief since twenty nineteen. In twenty twenty one, he
shot a rape and kidnapping suspect during a confrontation. That
shooting was later ruled justified by the district attorney. During
Warren's first court appearance, Judge Robert Gilmour denied bond.
Speaker 5 (06:54):
I have some seiers concerns as to whether this time
under these facs, this earliest age of proceeding. I don't
think at this time the presumption has been rebutted.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
Town officials announced Warren has been suspended without pay while
the case moves forward, and say police operations will continue
without interruption. Warren remains held at the Sampson County Detention
Center as the investigation continues. For the latest crime and
justice news, follow crime alerts hourly update on your favorite
podcast app with this crime alert. I'm Drew Nelson.
Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news Now, I'm Drew Nelson.
A long delayed quadruple murder trial is now underway a
New Jersey, with prosecutors and defense attorneys laying out starkly
different versions of how an entire family was wiped out
inside their own home. Paul Kaneiro is on trial in
Monmouth County, accused of killing his younger brother, Keith Kniro,
(00:22):
Keith's wife Jennifer, and their two children, Jesse and Sophia,
during a violent rampage in November twenty eighteen. Prosecutors say
Caniro then set the family's colts Neck mansion on fire
and torched his own home in Ocean Township the same
day to make it look like the family had been
targeted by someone else. In opening statements, Assistant prosecutor Nicole
(00:43):
Wallace described the killings as calculated and driven by money, greed,
and desperation. She told jurors Caniro hunted his family members
inside the darkened house. After shooting his brother outside, he.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
Stabbed his niece Sophia seventeen times, her entire forty five
pound body.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Prosecutors say Caniro was facing mounting financial problems and feared
being cut off after Keith discovered tens of thousands of
dollars missing from their co owned businesses. They allege to
the murders were carried out to gain control of a
life insurance policy worth millions. Kniro appeared emotional at times
in court, wiping away tears as the jury heard the details.
(01:22):
The defense forcefully rejected the prosecution's theory. Attorney Monica mast
Alone told jurors Caniro is innocent and did not commit
the murders or set either house on fire.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
He certainly did not brutally murder the family members that
you will hear. He loved and cherished and adored so much.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Mast Alone argued that investigators developed tunnel vision early in
the case and failed to fully investigate other potential suspects,
including another brother who also stood to benefit financially.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
They did not investigate any other suspects, even obvious ones,
searched for evidence to support their theory.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Caniro has been jailed since his arrest in twenty eighteen.
The trial was delayed for years by legal challenges and
the COVID pandemic. Testimony began with an accountant who spoke
with Keith Kniro the night before the murders and described
him as deeply upset. The trial is expected to last
for weeks, with jurors hearing extensive forensic, financial, and witness
(02:24):
testimony lasting into March. More crime and justice news after this.
A North Texas reality TV husband and wife are now
convicted felons after a federal jury found they ran a
multimillion dollar pyramid scheme that prosecutors say preyed on trust
(02:45):
inside the black community during the pandemic. Marlon and Lashan
de Moore were found guilty in federal court in Sherman, Texas,
of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.
Prosecutors say the couple defrauded more than ten thousand people nationwide,
pulling in more than twenty five million dollars through their program,
known as Blessings in No Time or Bent. The Moors
(03:09):
once appeared on the reality TV show Family or Fiance,
which prosecutors say helped them build credibility while marketing the
scheme out of their prosper Texas home during the COVID
nineteen pandemic. Victims say the program was pitched as a
community based way to survive financial hardship. Participants were told
(03:29):
their money was guaranteed and that refunds would be issued
if they were not satisfied. Federal investigators say neither promise
was true.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
We were just played it. We would play with our feelings.
We will promise the money. We didn't get it.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
One of the victims, Rosetta Fleming, says she and her
husband invested more than six thousand dollars. She spoke to
KXAS about the emotional toll.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
They were African Americans as well, and they were taking
advantage of us. They pacifically stated, no other race, no
other group of people, no social media.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Fleming says. Participants did not see the program as a risk.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
We didn't look at it as like it was a gambo.
We look at it like it was something out there
that could help us, you know, pay the bills, feed
out children.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
According to the Department of Justice, the Moor's structured bent
as a classic pyramid scheme, using so called playing boards,
where participants had to recruit new members to move up
and receive payouts. Prosecutors say the couple placed themselves in
positions that guaranteed they collected the largest payments, while most
participants lost everything, an attorney for Marlon Moore told kxas
(04:46):
the couple tried to fix the program after it grew
out of control. The Moors now face potential decades in
federal prison when they are senates later this year. They're
currently being held in the Fennin County Jail. Ripples through
a small North Carolina town after its police chief is
jailed on child sex charges, with prosecutors detailing allegations involving
(05:08):
secret photos taken while a child slept. Gregory Warren, chief
of Newton Grove Police Department, is behind bars facing seven felonies,
including indecent liberties with the child and multiple counts of
felony secret peeping. State Investigators say the alleged crimes involve
a juvenile girl and date back to twenty twenty three.
(05:29):
According to arrest warrens, Warren is accused of going into
the child's bedroom and taking explicit photographs while she was asleep.
During a court hearing, special prosecutor Donnad Rainwater described the
evidence in blunt terms.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
The photographs were held in a hidden folder. All the
defendants found she was very upset obviously when she saw photos,
Investigators say additional examination of Warren's devices revealed images tied
to the alleyations, along with apps prosecutors described as having
(06:03):
no legitimate purpose.
Speaker 1 (06:05):
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation launched the investigation
at the requests of the Sampson County Sheriff's office after
deputies received the initial allegations. SBI agents arrested Warren on Wednesday.
The arrest has stunned residence in Newton Grove, which is
a small town in Sampson County. One of those residents
is Brandy Melby, speaking to WNCN, shocked disappointment.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
I mean, most people didn't even know we had a
new group police format, but he was good people to If.
Speaker 3 (06:35):
He did what he did, then he needs.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
To pay for it. Warren has served as Newton Grove's
police chief since twenty nineteen. In twenty twenty one, he
shot a rape and kidnapping suspect during a confrontation. That
shooting was later ruled justified by the district attorney. During
Warren's first court appearance, Judge Robert Gilmour denied bond.
Speaker 5 (06:54):
I have some seiers concerns as to whether this time
under these facs, this earliest age of proceeding. I don't
think at this time the presumption has been rebutted.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
Town officials announced Warren has been suspended without pay while
the case moves forward, and say police operations will continue
without interruption. Warren remains held at the Sampson County Detention
Center as the investigation continues. For the latest crime and
justice news, follow crime alerts hourly update on your favorite
podcast app with this crime alert. I'm Drew Nelson.
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