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Key Bridge litigation: Some witnesses fear criminal consequences ahead of trial
Before the first civil trial over the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, witnesses are fearful of criminal consequences for their testimony.
James Comey indicted for second time by Trump DOJ
A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted former FBI director James B. Comey — the Justice Department’s latest attempt to criminally charge President Donald Trump’s longtime foe.
US Southern Poverty Law Center charged with fraud over use of paid informants
The Trump administration obtained a criminal indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights group that tracks political extremists, with defrauding its own donors.
MD investigating suspicious activity with property search tool
Maryland's online real property search tool has been down for almost a week after state officials detected suspicious activity on servers running the search's website application.
Lobbyist for pardoned man in plea talks on extortion charges
A lobbyist who helped a nursing homeowner convicted of tax fraud secure a pardon from President Donald Trump is in talks with prosecutors over a potential plea agreement to resolve extortion charges.
Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general, White House official says
President Donald Trump removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post, a White House official said, following mounting frustration with her performance.
Why is crime down in Baltimore and DC? The answer isn’t simple.
Violent crime in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., has dropped significantly since 2015, driven by demographic shifts, policing changes and community programs.
DOJ settles lawsuit from Trump ally Flynn for $1.25M, source says
The Justice Department agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit from Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's national security adviser in his first term, over his since-abandoned prosecution for lying to the FBI.
MD man, pardoned after Jan. 6 riot, barred from DC Metro for allegedly touching women’s hair
A Maryland resident pardoned for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection was barred by a judge from all D.C. Metro stations after being accused of touching women’s hair on trains and filming it.
A MD man coerced 108 girls to send him sexual images. A judge decided his fate.
A Maryland man was sentenced after he used online threats to coerce at least 108 girls worldwide to send sexually explicit images and videos.
‘No more’: MD ban on local police partnerships with ICE becomes law
Maryland enacted an emergency law banning local law enforcement from partnering with ICE under 287(g) agreements.
Georgia 2020 probe began with referral from Trump election official, court documents show
The U.S. Justice Department's investigation into the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia, started with a referral from an election integrity official appointed by President Donald Trump.
