A former Baltimore city assistant state's attorney has been indicted on charges that he abused his position as a prosecutor to stalk and harass ex-romantic partners.

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Prominent but suspended medical malpractice attorney Stephen L. Snyder urged a federal judge Monday to dismiss his indictment for attempted extortion, saying prosecutors have failed to show his request that the University of Maryland Medical System pay him a $25 ...

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A Baltimore County man has pleaded guilty to charges related to the extortion of a restaurant owner and his partner over an unpaid loan, which led to a house fire and plans for murder.

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Prominent but suspended Maryland medical malpractice attorney Stephen L. Snyder urged a federal judge to dismiss his indictment for attempted extortion.

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Maryland’s top court Friday accepted prominent medical malpractice attorney Stephen L. Snyder’s agreement to take on no new clients and to the temporary suspension of his law license beginning March 31 as he faces a federal charge of attempted extortion ...

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Prominent medical malpractice attorney Stephen L. Snyder has been indicted on a federal attempted extortion charge and related offenses stemming from his alleged demand that the University of Maryland Medical System pay him $25 million or he would go public ...

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A grand jury has indicted a Maryland police officer accused of pulling people over during traffic stops and demanding they pay him cash or receive a ticket.

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A Princess Anne town commissioner did not commit extortion when he told a fellow commissioner up for re-election that he would convince a potential opponent not to run in exchange for $5,000, the Court of Special Appeals ruled last week. Lionel ...

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HAGERSTOWN — A woman has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for extorting more than $10,000 from a sex partner by telling him afterward that she was 15, even though she was 25 at the time. The Herald-Mail reports ...

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First the chefs of a small Italian restaurant got mad at online review site Yelp. Instead of trying to get better reviews, they decided to take a different approach: get terrible ones.

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