Karyn Turk
Karyn Turk (born 1972) is an Instagram model, radio commentator, conservative pundit, personal branding consultant, and spokesperson. She is the former Mrs Florida 2016.[1][2][3]
Career[edit]
In 2016, Turk won Mrs Florida U.S continental pageant.[4]
Turk is also the host Red America Radio. She has served as a spokesperson for Cindy Yang. She also hosted a show, “Eye on DC.” Turk made a brief appearance in “In Sanity, Florida,” Burt Reynolds’ short-lived series. She was also cast as “Trump Supporter” in Fake News: A Trump Story, a TV film. She has also appeared in “Nearly Departed.”[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Turk has made guest appearances at Bold TV, Russia Today International, and Bill Mitchell’s YourVoice America.[6]
She has also worked as a journalist, television producer, editor, and brand ambassador specializing in business, technology, and politics.[7]
Charity and community service[edit]
In September 2019, Turk was nominated for “Best Buddies” Champion of the Year alongside Antonio Sabato Jr.[7]
Recognition[edit]
Turk was nominated by the local chapter of Anthony Kennedy Shriver’s Best Buddies organization. In 2015 she was also named one of Florida’s Top Power Women and Influencers. Richtopia ranked Turk as #200 on their list of Top 250 Most Influential Business Journalists in the World in 2018. In addition to this, she was featured in StepMom magazine and Country Club Living magazine.[7][11]
Controversy[edit]
Meredith, Evan Turk’s ex-wife, sued Turk for threatening her with the stiletto heel and filed for defamation, cyberbullying, and harassment in 2017. The case was dismissed in February 2019.[case verdict sent by Karyn.[12][6][13][14]
Turk was accused of stealing her adoptive mother’s Social Security checks to fund her family’s lifestyle. She pleaded guilty for embezzling $17,300 in her mother’s social security checks in September 2019. She was sent to the federal prison in downtown on March 21, 2020. After she was released from prison on March 31, 2020, she was ordered a five-month house arrest and 100-hour community service.[2][15][16][17]
She filed a wrongful death suit against the Finnish-American Rest Home for not providing her mother with the type of care she needed.[15][16][18][17]
Personal life[edit]
Turk was formerly married to Nicholas Barone, and she got divorced in 2013. As of 2020, she is married to Evan Turk, a lawyer in Palm Beach, and has four children.[19][20][7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ex-Mrs. Florida Karyn Turk is all smiles as popular Instagram model leaves prison after serving time for stealing Social Security checks from her dying mother". Knewz. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Beauty queen who swindled her mom says she's been jailed for loving Donald Trump". Metro. 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ Man, Anthony. "Has Drudge Report lost its clout in the Trump camp?". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ Alanez, Tonya. "Faithful few gather to show support for beleaguered Trump adviser Roger Stone". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ "The Spa Founder Who Allegedly Sold Chinese Officials Access To Trump Is Looking To Roger Stone Defenders For Help". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Hitt, Tarpley (2019-10-05). "The Palm Beach MAGA Socialite Charged With Scamming the Elderly". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Corn, David; Friedman, Dan. "In defamation lawsuit, a Trump donor acknowledges providing Chinese execs "access" in US". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ Jon Swaine. "Dutch Trump fan says messages about U.S. ambassador’s movements were sent in jest." The Washington Post. Retrieved 23-02-21.
- ↑ Pacenti, John. "500 Trump supporters - including pardoned Roger Stone - rally in Delray, insisting that the election was stolen". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ "Conservatives Protest Retail Chain After My Pillow Products Are Pulled | 1290 WJNO". Florida News. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ Donnelly, Shannon. "The making of a champion". Palm Beach Daily News. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ Jose Lambiet. "Teacher sues ex-husband’s new wife, Mrs. Florida 2016." Miami Herald. Retrieved 23-03-21.
- ↑ Former Mrs. Florida going to prison Monday for Social Security fraud, 2020-02-28, retrieved 2021-03-23
- ↑ "Former Mrs. Florida and conservative pundit gets prison sentence for stealing mother's Social Security checks". Washington Examiner. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Former Beauty Queen Says She Did Not Steal Dying Mom's Social Security Checks to Pay for Lavish Lifestyle". Inside Edition. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 America, Good Morning. "Former Mrs. Florida gets prison time for Social Security fraud". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Assunção, Muri. "Former Mrs. Florida and conservative pundit Karyn Turk headed to jail for stealing mom's checks". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ Sugar, Sam; MD. "Is anyone safe from the predators? – AAAPG". Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ Musgrave, Jane. "Former Mrs. Florida headed to prison for stealing elderly mom's SSI checks". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ "Nicholas Barone of GGI Passes Away | USGlass Magazine & USGNN Headline News". www.usglassmag.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
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