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Jun 5, 2026

USPS contractor pleads guilty in MD conspiracy case

An account manager for a cardboard box manufacturer pleaded guilty in Maryland to conspiring to pay bribes to a USPS official.

Kaylie M. Santos, 22, of Southbridge, is arraigned in Dudley District Court Friday, June 5. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Jun 5, 2026

Ex-McDonald’s worker in french fry case banned from food industry, for now

The former night manager at a McDonald's restaurant is accused of stuffing french fries in her mouth before they were sent to a customer.

Former White House national security adviser John Bolton arrives at U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, in Greenbelt on Oct. 17, 2025. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)
Jun 4, 2026

Former Trump adviser Bolton to pay $2.25M to settle classified document charges, sources say

President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton is expected to plead guilty over mishandling classified documents, CNN reported.

Supreme Court of Maryland
Jun 4, 2026

Supreme Court of Maryland: Fourth Amendment, reasonable suspicion

Fourth Amendment — reasonable suspicion

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche responds to U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean's (D-PA) question during his testimony before a House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee oversight hearing on the Department of Justice, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., on June 2, 2026. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Jun 3, 2026

Trump says he plans to make ‘very talented’ Blanche permanent AG

President Donald Trump said he believed he would make acting Attorney General Todd Blanche permanent as the top U.S. law enforcement officer.

The Cogir Senior Living center in Potomac, where 87-year-old resident Robert Fuller was fatally shot on Feb. 14. (The Washington Post)
Jun 1, 2026

Assisted-living staffer accused of murder ruled mentally unfit

An assisted-living center employee who is accused of fatally shooting an 87-year-old resident has been deemed mentally unfit to proceed to trial.

Ian Roberts, then the newly named superintendent of the Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa, speaks with students before the first day of school at Samuelson Elementary in Des Moines on Aug. 23, 2023. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
May 29, 2026

Defense says immigration case haunted Ian Roberts, seeks probation

Ian Roberts, a former Baltimore educator, is seeking probation — a lesser penalty than the term of 30 to 37 months recommended in federal sentencing guidelines.

Ian Roberts was the superintendent of the Millcreek Township School District from August 2020 to June 2023. He is to be sentenced in federal prison for pleading guilty to falsely stating that he was a United States citizen when he was hired in July 2023 as superintendent of the Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
May 27, 2026

Prosecution seeks 3-year sentence for former Baltimore educator Ian Roberts

Former Des Moines, Iowa, Superintendent Ian Roberts broke the law to get jobs, warranting a federal prison sentence of three years and one month, prosecutors say.

Cast member Matthew Perry poses at the premiere for the television series "The Kennedys After Camelot" at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, California, on March 15, 2017. (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)
May 27, 2026

‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced to years in prison

The personal assistant who injected "Friends" star Matthew Perry with a fatal dose of the hallucinogenic drug ketamine was sentenced to federal prison.

The Roxbury Correctional Institution, south of Hagerstown, is shown in this 2023 file photo.(USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
May 26, 2026

MD inmate who murdered baby niece found dead in cell

Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate who had pleaded guilty to first-degree murder of his 2-month old niece.

A member of law enforcement Saturday after an exchange of gunfire near the White House. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post)
May 26, 2026

Man from Baltimore County killed after firing gun near White House

Nasire Best from Baltimore County was shot and killed by Secret Service after opening fire near the White House, following prior trespassing incidents.

At a news conference in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 9, 2026, Prince George’s County and Alexandria officials announce charges against a former Washington, D.C., police officer accused of sexually assaulting women. (The Washington Post News Service)
May 21, 2026

How a carjacking and shooting rampage terrorized a MD county

Larry James Simpson allegedly carried out a violent rampage involving shootings and carjackings across multiple locations in Prince George’s County.

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USPS contractor pleads guilty in MD conspiracy case

5/6/2026
Maryland Federal Public Defender Jim Wyda stands outside U.S. District Court in Baltimore on May 21, 2026. (Ian Round/The Daily Record)

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President Donald Trump looks on during a roundtable on collegiate sports in the White House in Washington on March 6, 2026. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo)

Trump to restart MD coal plant with federal funds

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