U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland
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A Jamaican national has been sentenced to federal prison for leading a lottery fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims across the United States and resulted in millions lost. Authorities urge anyone affected by similar scams to seek help through official hotlines and resources.
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A Gaithersburg woman has been sentenced to federal prison for laundering millions from fraud schemes targeting multiple victims. Authorities say she created fake businesses and bank accounts using false identities as part of a larger criminal operation involving international co-conspirators.
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A Brooklyn man has pled guilty in federal court to drug trafficking and firearms charges involving fentanyl pills. Authorities say Sadontae Barnett faces at least five years in prison after his arrest during a controlled operation.
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A Hagerstown man has pled guilty to sexually exploiting minors in Ecuador using online platforms. Authorities say he paid victims' mothers for explicit images over more than a year. The case is part of broader efforts against child exploitation.
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A man from Baltimore County has pleaded guilty in federal court to bribing a former official of the Baltimore City Department of Finance.
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Fabritio Sardaru, a 22-year-old citizen of Romania and Ireland residing illegally in the United States, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft related to...
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A Baltimore man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
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A Maryland resident and a California accomplice have pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to drug trafficking.
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A former office manager for a home building company in Ocean City has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to an embezzlement scheme that took more than $1.7 million from her employer.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has announced several recent prosecutions under Operation Take Back America, a Department of Justice initiative targeting illegal immigration and related offenses.
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A Maryland man was sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing two minor girls in Burkina Faso while working as an employee at the U.S. Embassy in Ouagadougou.
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Eight individuals associated with the MS-13 clique “Los Ghettos Criminales Salvatruchas” (LGCS) have been indicted on federal racketeering conspiracy charges in Baltimore, Maryland.
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A federal jury in Greenbelt, Maryland has convicted Thomas C. Goldstein, a well-known appellate attorney and co-founder of SCOTUSblog, on charges including tax evasion, preparing false tax returns, failing to pay taxes, and making false statements...
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A Baltimore man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to child sex trafficking.
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A Cameroonian national has been sentenced to 54 months in federal prison for her role in a scheme to defraud the United States of more than $1.7 million in unemployment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A Maryland resident, Stuart Bennett, age 66, appeared in federal court following allegations that he operated a drone in restricted airspace.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Antoine “Tony” Miles, 57, of Baltimore, on charges related to child sex trafficking.
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Federal and state authorities in Maryland have announced the results of a recent large-scale law enforcement operation in Baltimore, which led to hundreds of arrests and multiple federal indictments.
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A Prince George’s County Public Schools employee, Xaviour Smith, 28, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, has been indicted on five counts related to the production of child sexual abuse material.
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A Maryland man has pleaded guilty in federal court to making threats online.