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Contractor, MD consultant charged in alleged USPS bribery conspiracy
A contractor was charged in a conspiracy in which federal prosecutors said that a Postal Service official took bribes in exchange for steering lucrative contract awards toward businesses.
MD college athlete included in indictment for rigging basketball games
Federal prosecutors charged 26 people — including a Coppin State University player — with rigging bets on basketball games.
MD Sen. Dalya Attar pleads not guilty to blackmailing scheme
Maryland state Sen. Dalya Attar pleaded not guilty to a scheme in which she allegedly blackmailed a former campaign consultant.
DOJ charges MD state Sen. Dalya Attar and Baltimore cop with blackmailing former aide
The U.S. Department of Justice last week indicted Maryland state Sen. Dalya Attar, D-Baltimore City, on extortion and conspiracy charges.
Charlie Javice sentenced to prison for fraudulent $175M sale of financial aid startup
Charlie Javice, founder of startup Frank, was sentenced to prison for bank and wire fraud after exaggerating her company’s users.
Court overturns right-wing influencer’s conviction for spreading 2016 election falsehoods
A federal appeals court overturned a right-wing influencer’s conviction for spreading falsehoods to suppress turnout in the 2016 election.
Neo-Nazi who plotted to destroy BGE substations denied new trial
Brandon Russell, a neo-Nazi convicted of plotting Baltimore power attacks, was denied a new trial despite FBI informant payment disclosure issues.
Maryland doctors charged with trying to help Russia in Ukraine war
A Maryland anesthesiologist and her U.S. Army doctor spouse have been charged with trying to help Russia in its war against Ukraine with medical records that they thought Moscow could exploit.
Oath Keepers’ lawyer arrested in connection with Jan. 6
A lawyer for the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group has been charged with conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol.
Supreme Court denies Nigerian’s appeal in Laurel-based elder abuse scam
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a Nigerian who, though never having been to Maryland, was convicted in Greenbelt federal court of conspiring to launder […]
Baltimore detective found guilty of conspiracy, other charges at federal trial
A Baltimore police detective faces a possible prison sentence after jurors convicted him of conspiring to deprive civil rights, falsifying records and lying to a grand jury.
Proud Boys member pleads guilty to conspiracy in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
A second member of the extremist Proud Boys pleaded guilty to conspiring with other group members to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 election result.
