Indecency case dropped against Gaithersburg man held in Aruba

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 3, 2012
Tags: Anne Arundel County, gaithersburg, gary giordano, indecent exposure, steven kupferberg, traveling companion, trial

Maryland prosecutors are dropping an indecent exposure charge against a man who was held for months in Aruba in the presumed death of his traveling companion. Gary Giordano was arrested in May after Annapolis police responded to a report of “possible sexual activity” and said they found him naked with a woman in the back [...]

Gaithersburg man held in Aruba accused of indecent exposure

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 22, 2012
Tags: aruba, carol ann bock, death, detain, gary giordano, indecent exposure, police, robyn gardner, sexual activity, steven kupferberg

WASHINGTON — A Gaithersburg man who had been suspected in the presumed death of his traveling companion in Aruba was arrested on a charge of indecent exposure after police say they found him naked in a car with a woman. Gary Giordano was arrested in Annapolis on Friday when officers responding to a report of [...]

Week in review: 12/24/10

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: December 23, 2010
Tags: Baltimore, college park, court of special appeals, direct wine, ellen l. hollander, fired, football coach, Horse Racing, james k. bredar, karen h. rothenberg, Maryland Jockey Club, nathan a. chapman jr., Preakness, ralph friedgen, Remington Neighborhood Alliance, state center plan, steven kupferberg, U.S. District Court, University of Maryland, University of Maryland School of Law, walmart, Yakov Shapiro

UM fires coach over empty seats The University of Maryland, College Park fired its football coach, Ralph Friedgen, on Monday, even though the team will play next week in the Military Bowl and the school is obligated to pay him $2 million next year. Athletic Director Kevin Anderson blamed low attendance at Byrd Stadium. Preakness, season [...]

Settlement terms revealed in wrongful arrest case

BY: Brendan Kearney
POSTED: December 21, 2010
Tags: Baltimore Police Department, kupferberg, lawsuit, maryland, Montgomery County, montgomery county police department, Settlement, steven kupferberg, wrongful arrest, Yakov Shapiro, yisroel shapiro
Comments: 8

On the morning of Nov. 29, 2007, Yakov Shapiro was preparing for a day of family and music — his two great loves — when there was a knock at the door of his Germantown home. When he opened it, three Montgomery County police officers asked the 60-year-old immigrant his name and then announced, to [...]