article thumbnail

A Mexican Drug Cartel’s New Target? Seniors and Their Timeshares

Baua Electric

The scam represents the latest evolution of the Jalisco New Generation, which is entrenched in both illegal and legal sectors of the economy. Several victims interviewed by The New York Times said the money they had lost to scammers exceeded the value of their initial investment in timeshares in Jamaica, California and Mexico.

Mexico 52
article thumbnail

Why N.Y.C. Hotel Rooms Are So Expensive Right Now

Baua Electric

About 65,000 migrants are being sheltered in hotels, tent dormitories and other shelters, in large part because of the city’s legal obligation to provide a bed to anyone who needs one. More than two dozen hotels are in the vicinity of the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, and Kennedy International Airport. There are notable clusters.