Judges may not order convicted thieves to pay restitution for the attorney’s fees their victims paid to get their property back, Maryland’s second highest court ruled.

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Before the pandemic, around 1 in 10 older adults in the U.S. experienced elder mistreatment. In 2020, this number doubled to 1 in 5 – a nearly 84% increase. Mistreatment comes in many forms, including various types of abuse, neglect, ...

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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 money from a Laurel-based online scam that convinced elderly people ...

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A Nigerian who had never been to Maryland over the course of a Laurel-based online scam has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn his conviction for conspiring to launder money.

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A Nigerian who had never been to Maryland was validly tried and convicted in Greenbelt federal court of conspiring to launder money from an online scam that convinced elderly people seeking romance to part with a total of more than ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Legislation that would make it a crime for caregivers — including family members — to intentionally cause severe emotional distress to the physically or mentally disabled adults under their charge was praised Wednesday as a critical amendment to ...

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Maryland’s attorney general can seek a court order blocking the involuntary discharge of multiple nursing-home residents, state’s top court unanimously rules.

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