Three Men Plead Guilty in 2020 Slaying of 11-Year-Old Boy
WASHINGTON – Three men, all from Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to a charge of voluntary manslaughter while armed in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old…
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Laundering Millions From Fraud Schemes Targeting Victims Across The United States Perpetrated By Ghana-Based Criminal Enterprise
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that FRED ASANTE pled guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his role in a criminal enterprise…
Two Maryland women admit to drug charges
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Christine Anders, of Hagerstown, Maryland, and Jackie Devon Thompson, of North Frederick, Maryland, have admitted to drug charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Anders, 26, and Thompson,…
Jefferson County sentenced for drug charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Antonio Junior Guerrero, of Ranson, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 87 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Guerrero, also known…
MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison for Assault
Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced MS-13 gang member Edin Velasco Garcia, age 21, of Frederick, Maryland, to 41 months in federal prison, followed by three years…
Texas man admits groping minor girl on airplane flight to Bozeman
MISSOULA — A Texas man accused of groping a minor girl while on a flight to Bozeman admitted to a sexual assault crime today, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Vincent Harry…
Scratch-Offs Sold in Capitol Heights, Hagerstown Deliver $100K Wins
HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND – Scratch-off players in Capitol Heights and Hagerstown each claimed $100,000 Maryland Lottery prizes in the past week, while another four players won $50,000 each on tickets sold in Clinton,…
Springfield Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
BOSTON – A Springfield woman pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with her involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Audri Ford-Victory, 61, pleaded guilty to one count of wire…
Two Navajo Nation men sentenced for robbery in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Julian Silversmith, 44, of Jones Ranch, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court on Jan. 28 to nine years in prison for one…
$100K Scratch-Off’s Sold in Capitol Heights, Hagerstown
HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND – Scratch-off players in Capitol Heights and Hagerstown each claimed $100,000 Maryland Lottery prizes in the past week, while another four players won $50,000 each on tickets sold in Clinton,…
Man Shot in the Chest and Leg in Southwest Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – On January 28, 2022 at approximately 6:54 a.m., officers responded to the 2300 block of Frederick Avenue for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male who had…
Trenton police hope latest drug bust shuts down citywide drug operation
Trenton, N.J. – Trenton Police Director (TPD) Steve E. Wilson today announced a successful drug enforcement operation at the Budget Inn Hotel resulting in 12 arrests as well as the seizure of more than…
Jefferson County man admits to drug charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Michael Lynch, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Lynch, 57, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Conspiracy…
School Boards Sue After Republican Governor Makes Masks Optional
Seven Virginia school boards are taking legal action over Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that made masks optional in the state’s schools starting Monday. Youngkin issued an executive order upon…
Maryland Transportation Authority Police recover stolen vehicle, fugitive driver wanted for 2021 shooting
HARFORD COUNTY, MD – MDTA Police Officers arrested a Virginia man on open warrants and stolen vehicle charges after a traffic stop yesterday afternoon in Harford County. An MDTA Police Officer assigned…
Police investigating fatal crash between bicyclist, Mack truck in Gaithersburg
GAITHERSBURG, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) are investigating a fatal collision that occurred today, January 14, 2022 at the intersection of S.…
TSA Officers Stops Man Who Tried to Bring Gun on Plane at D.C. Airport
ARLINGTON, Va. – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented a Fredericksburg, Va., man from bringing a loaded handgun onto his flight this morning (Jan.…
GONZALEZ: Republicans Give Left-Wing Prosecutors A Pass, Indict Conservatives Instead
Pedro Gonzalez on January 12, 2022 It’s no secret that the Democratic Party has arrayed itself on the side of crime and criminals. But the GOP, for all its chest-thumping about law…
Rachael S. Rollins Sworn in as United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
BOSTON – Rachael Splaine Rollins was sworn in today as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV administered the oath of…
Maryland MS-13 Gang Members Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy
Greenbelt, Maryland – A superseding indictment charging members of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) with racketeering conspiracy involving murder, extortion, and money laundering was unsealed today as to eight defendants. A federal grand…
