Two MS-13 Leaders Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiring to Commit Multiple Murders

Yesterday, a federal jury in Maryland convicted two El Salvadorian nationals for conspiring to participate in La Mara Salvatrucha, a transnational criminal enterprise, commonly known as MS-13. Junior Noe Alvarado-Requeno, aka Insolente,…

November 25, 2021

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Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud in Relation to a Religious Institution Check Theft Conspiracy

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Greenbelt, Maryland – Mateus Vaduva, age 29, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty on November 17, 2021 to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to steal…

November 20, 2021

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Member of Gregory Butler Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for His Role in the Drug Distribution Conspiracy

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Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Tirrel Saunders, a/k/a “Pretty”, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland to 15 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,…

November 16, 2021

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Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to a federal gun crime. Edward Sample, 37, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. According to court documents,…

November 2, 2021

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Defendant in Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison

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Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Troy Lee Neal, age 42, of Elkton, Maryland, to eight years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for…

October 28, 2021

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Suitland Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Coercion of a 14-Year-Old Child

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Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Sean Levan Henson, age 28, of Suitland, Maryland to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for…

October 20, 2021

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Major Maryland-Washington, D.C. Area Narcotics Distributor Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

Government News

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Arsenio Cleckley, a/k/a “Bund”, age 39, of Accokeek, Maryland to eight years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,…

October 13, 2021

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Former Priest Pleads Guilty on the First Day of Trial to Coercion and Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity

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Baltimore, Maryland – Fernando Cristancho, age 65, of Bel Air, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to coercion and enticement of a minor who he met through the church to engage in illegal sexual…

October 6, 2021

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EDVA Announces Grant Award for Certified Peer Recovery Specialists

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RICHMOND, Va. – Acting U.S. Attorney Raj Parekh announced today that the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) has provided $301,780 in grant funding for Project RECOVER. The funding will provide…

October 1, 2021

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Three Maryland Men Facing Federal Indictment for Filing More Than 600 Fraudulent Claims for Unemployment Resulting in Losses of More Than $2.7 Million

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Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging three Maryland men on federal charges related to a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $2.7 million in unemployment benefits. …

September 20, 2021

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Repeat Sex Offender Sentenced To 30 Years in Federal Prison for Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Unlawful Sexual Activity

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Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Jeffrey Cummings, age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland to 30 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for a…

September 18, 2021

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Annapolis Ms-13 Member Sentenced To 35 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy, Discharging a Firearm Related to a Murder, and Two Attempted Murders

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Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Moises Alexis Reyes-Canales, a/k/a “Sicopita”, age 23, of Annapolis, to 35 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,…

September 16, 2021

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Suitland Felon Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Loaded Firearm

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Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis today sentenced Avante Daquan Lee, age 28, of Suitland, Maryland, today to three years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for…

September 11, 2021

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District Heights Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for the Sexual Abuse of a Two-Year-Old and a Seven-Year-Old Child In Order To Produce Images of the Abuse

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Greenbelt, Maryland – Brian Anthony Gilbert, age 33, of District Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to federal charges for two counts of production of child [censored]ography and one count of possession of…

September 8, 2021

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Man Pleads Guilty to the Sexual Abuse of a Two-Year-Old and a Seven-Year-Old Child in Order to Produce Images of the Abuse

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A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to two counts of production of child [censored]ography and one count of possession of child [censored]ography, in connection with his sexual abuse of two minor children.…

September 8, 2021

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Glen Burnie Man Sentenced for Federal Charge of False Personation of a U.S. Marshal

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Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake today sentenced Renul Forbes a/k/a “Michael Renul,”, age 32, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, to 12 months of home confinement as part of three…

September 4, 2021

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Multiple people shot at Illinois courthouse

Illinois News·Police Blotter

Two people were killed and another was injured in a shooting near an Illinois county courthouse on Thursday, multiple sources confirmed. Mayor Christopher Curtis of Kankakee, Illinois, a town of 26,000 people 60…

August 26, 2021

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Cocaine Supplier Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Participating in Conspiracy to Sell Cocaine and Crack Cocaine in Maryland

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Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Kevin Purnell Johnson, age 36, of Elkton, Maryland, to eight years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after…

August 24, 2021

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Davante Harrison (“YGG Tay”) Convicted For Drug Conspiracy and Related Gun and Drug Charges After a Five-Day Federal Trial

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Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury today convicted Davante Harrison, a/k/a “YGG Tay,” age 26, of Baltimore for federal charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin,…

August 21, 2021

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Federal Indictment in Maryland Charges Four Men for a Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy in which the Drugs Were Sent Through the U.S. Mail to a Mail Carrier Who Accepted Bribes to Re-Route the Packages

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Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging four men with federal charges related to the distribution of methamphetamine sent through the U.S. mail to a mail carrier…

August 21, 2021

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