83. Murder-For-Hire Bankrolled Using... PPP Loans?: Jasmine Martinez & the Murder of LeShonte Jones

On May 3rd, 2021, LeShonte’ Jones and her 3-year-old daughter were gunned down in front of their home in Miami, FL. Security cameras showed a man in a black hoodie and black track pants fleeing the scene in a 2019 Nissan Sentra sedan. They had the killer on camera but it still took the police months to track down their suspect. When they identified Javon Carter as the killer, they found he was contracted by Romiel Robison. The trail didn’t stop there…Romiel was linked to a woman named Jasmine Martinez. This story made headlines as Jasmine was suspected of using PPP loans to hire a killer. We discuss how Shonte’s murder was overshadowed by the flashy headline and discuss shortcomings in the system that could have prevented this tragedy. https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/mother-killed-toddler-hurt-3-detained-after-back-to-back-shootings-in-sw-miami-dade/amp/ https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/10/27/little-girl-wants-bad-guy-who-killed-her-mother-in-miami-dade-caught/?outputType=amp https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/documents-reveal-murder-for-hire-plot-ppp-fraud-behind-killing-of-tsa-agent-in-naranja/2691756/?amp https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/three-arrested-in-murder-of-miami-tsa-agent-leshonte-jones?amp https://www.paradisemfh.com/obituary/leshonte-jones