NBC reporter Eliana Moreno’s brother calls out scammers trying to profit off her helicopter crash death

New York Post · collected 2026-09-17 · by Chris Bradford
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Summary

Johan Moreno, brother of NBC reporter Eliana Moreno who died in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles on Tuesday, issued an X post warning against unauthorized fundraisers seeking to profit from her death. He stated that any online donation pages are not endorsed by his family and thanked supporters for their well wishes. The article also highlights the outpouring of tributes for Moreno, including a makeshift memorial at Whiteman Airport where she often took off in her helicopter.
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Topics

Brooklyn Chatsworth Los Angeles NBC NewsChopper

Subjects

Moreno PERSON · 3× NBC ORG · 3× Chatsworth GPE · 2× Eliana Moreno PERSON · 2× Johan Moreno PERSON · 2× Los Angeles GPE · 2× Brooklyn GPE · 1× Jake Asner PERSON · 1× Pacoima GPE · 1× the Los Angeles Daily News ORG · 1×

Narrative

Tributes have poured in for Moreno, 38, after it was confirmed she was on the helicopter when it crashed while covering a deadly bus collision in Chatsworth. Mourners have laid flowers at a makeshift memorial at Whiteman Airport in Pacoima – the site where the NewsChopper 4 would fly out from.
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🔮 “RIP sis, I will love you to the end of time,” he said.

Claims (18 extracted, 3 hedged)

The grief-stricken brother of NBC reporter Eliana Moreno has called out scammers he claims are trying to profit off his siblings’ death by creating unauthorized fundraisers. uncertain
he → stricken → fundraisers
Johan Moreno, of Brooklyn, issued the blistering rebuke in an X post Wednesday night – one day after Eliana Moreno was among three people who were killed when the NBC helicopter crashed in Los Angeles. asserted
helicopter → issue → Angeles
“At this time, our family and her fiancé are not collecting monetary donations,” he wrote. asserted
he → collect → donations
“Any online donation pages are not endorsed by our family. asserted
pages → endorse → family
Johan Moreno, a writer, shared a throwback picture of his sister working inside NewsChopper 4 – the doomed Eurocopter AS350 that crashed in Chatsworth on Tuesday. asserted
that → share → Tuesday
“RIP sis, I will love you to the end of time,” he said. asserted
he → love → time
“My family and I just went through the worst day of our lives. asserted
family → go → lives
We appreciate all the support and love.” asserted
We → appreciate → support
Tributes have poured in for Moreno, 38, after it was confirmed she was on the helicopter when it crashed while covering a deadly bus collision in Chatsworth. Mourners have laid flowers at a makeshift memorial at Whiteman Airport in Pacoima – the site where the NewsChopper 4 would fly out from. asserted
NewsChopper → pour → where
“She was just so wildly good at what she did,” LA aerial photographer Jake Asner, the memorial’s creator, told the Los Angeles Daily News. asserted
Asner → tell → News
“She had the scanners on, she was talking to … assignment desks … and controlling the camera. …. asserted
she → have → camera
She did it like it was a piece of cake.” asserted
it → do → cake
He believed the airport was the best place for a memorial because it was a place “she loved.” asserted
she → believe → memorial
Jonathan Gonzalez, an NBC Los Angeles reporter, said Moreno was “damn good” at what she did, describing her as “one of a kind,” according to NBC News. uncertain
she → say → News
Moreno and the copter’s pilot, George Marciniw, were killed while reporting on a bus collision– as was Guatemalan national Edy Gutierrez Mejia, 29, who was on the ground. asserted
who → kill → ground
The cause of the crash is still being investigated and the National Transportation Safety Board expects to release a preliminary report within 30 days. asserted
Board → investigate → days
Investigators will seek surveillance video from nearby buildings and review the helicopter’s logbooks as part of their probe. The helicopter’s charred wreckage is also being examined and will be moved to a secure facility for further investigation. asserted
wreckage → seek → investigation
The final report could take as long as 18 months to be published, but Fabian Salazar, the NTSB investigator-in-charge, said the livestream video documenting the copter’s final moments is “probably the most important evidence.” uncertain
video → take → moments
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