WASHINGTON — A council of federal judges in Washington will look into a misconduct complaint against a conservative judge who is alleged to have made racially discriminatory comments. Judge Edith Jones of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

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A former Baltimore City police officer will serve three years probation for providing false information in order to secure a search and seizure warrant. Dennis Workley was sentenced Monday for misconduct in office. He was given a one year prison ...

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Have you seen a judge lose his or her cool or commit other acts of misconduct?

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FREDERICK — A former Frederick County sheriff’s deputy is avoiding jail time for misconduct in a case stemming from allegations he molested a 14-year-old girl. The Frederick News-Post reports that 47-year-old Sam Bowman got a suspended 18-month jail term at ...

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A prosecutor of corrupt politicians will turn her attention to wayward police officers beginning Nov. 1 as head of the Police Integrity Unit under Baltimore State’s Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein.

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WASHINGTON — As pressure mounts on District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray to explain criminal activity that occurred during his 2010 campaign, an Associated Press review has found that the campaign routinely paid day laborers $100 in cash — twice ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A jury on Tuesday found Maryland Del. Tiffany T. Alston guilty of misdemeanor theft and misconduct in office for using state money to pay an employee in her law firm by representing the worker as a legislative employee. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Del. Tiffany T. Alston’s defense team put the prosecution on trial in its closing arguments to the jury Monday, saying the state prosecutor had engaged in “arrogance and abuse of power” in bringing a “meritless” charge of misdemeanor ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Attorneys have rested their case in the trial of a Maryland lawmaker accused of theft and misconduct. Anne Arundel Circuit Court Judge Paul Harris Jr. gave instructions to the jury on Friday in the case of Del. Tiffany ...

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UPPER MARLBORO — Prosecutors are describing a Prince George’s County police detective accused of reselling guns seized from criminals as a “gun dealer on the street with a badge.” The remarks were made Monday during opening statements in the trail ...

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