Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Role in 2011 Reston Murder

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Beltsville, Maryland man and long-time fugitive pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting a drug-related murder nearly a decade ago. According to court documents, Saul Pacheco Mejia, 55,…

Baltimore murder suspect shot and killed by police

BALTIMORE, MD – On July 13, 2021, just after 8:00 a.m., Baltimore Police Department detectives assigned to the U.S. Marshals’ Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force were looking for a vehicle and…

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D.C. murder suspect charged after stabbing victim found dead

WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce an arrest has been made in reference to a homicide that occurred on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in the 1500…

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15-year-old charged for armed carjacking in D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Carjacking Task Force announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Armed Carjacking (Knife) offense that occurred on Thursday, April 29,…

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Two Baltimore Police Officers Assigned to Fugitive Task Force Shot

Baltimore, Maryland – Statement from Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner: “On behalf of the United States Attorney’s Office, I would like to recognize the bravery…

Baltimore Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking Four Minor Victims

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Court Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Sean Dean, age 29, of Baltimore, Maryland to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for…

Former Office Administrator Facing Federal Charges for Defrauding Her Employer of More Than $700,000, for Fraudulently Obtaining Social Security Disability Payments, and for Tax Evasion

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Linda Pylant, age 57, of Grasonville, Maryland, for the federal charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, social security fraud,…

St. Jude Medical Agrees to Pay $27 Million for Allegedly Selling Defective Heart Devices

Baltimore, Maryland – St. Jude Medical, Inc. (St. Jude) has agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that, between November 2014 and October 2016, it knowingly…

Two charged for sex trafficking 16-year-old girl in New York City

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jamael “Tiny Biz” Whittingham and Shaneya “China” James have been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on sex trafficking…

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Mississippi Teen Pleads Guilty to Arson

Baltimore, Maryland – Cornelius Hendrix, age 19, of Starkville, Mississippi, pleaded guilty today to arson within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction. The guilty plea was announced by Acting United States Attorney for…

Romanian National Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty for His Role in A Conspiracy to Steal Checks Intended for Religious Institutions

Greenbelt, Maryland – Daniel Velcu, age 43, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal bank and wire fraud conspiracy, in which the conspirators received approximately $1,244,056.77 in stolen checks intended…

Felon Sentenced to Four Years In Federal Prison For Possession Of A Firearm And Ammunition

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Claude Avery Rucker, age 31, of Capitol Heights, Maryland to four years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being…

Essex Man Please Guilty To Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – Joel William Hammond, age 35, of Essex, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least 28 grams of cocaine base. The…

Former Exeter Hospital Employee’s Request for Compassionate Release From 39-Year Sentence Denied

CONCORD – A federal judge today rejected an effort by David M. Kwiatkowski, 41, to obtain compassionate release, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today. Kwiatkowski, 41, a…

Hong Kong man Smuggled Endangered Glass Eels from the United States Pleads Guilty

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Edward Grace, Assistant Director of the Office of Law Enforcement for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announced that…

Previous Drug Offender and Cocaine Supplier Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

Baltimore, Maryland – Mark Williams, a/k/a Swanny, age 52, of Elkton, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. Williams has prior…

Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Federal Prison for Baltimore County Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell,III sentenced Tony Lee Bauer age 39, of Baltimore, Maryland to 110 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release, for…

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