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Bethesda lawyer sues DOJ over dropped international fraud charges
A Maryland attorney sued the DOJ for malicious prosecution after fraud charges related to Somali government assets were dropped.
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.
Baltimore woman sentenced for role in $8M fraud scheme
A Baltimore woman was sentenced to prison for her role in a money laundering scheme involving more than a dozen people.
NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
An NBA head coach and an NBA player were arrested with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations.
Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao
President Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from convicted Baltimore lawyer Ravenell
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from convicted money launderer Kenneth W. Ravenell, a once-prominent Baltimore defense lawyer.
DOJ asks Supreme Court to reject Ravenell money laundering appeal
The U.S. Department of Justice is urging the Supreme Court to reject a petition from Baltimore defense attorney Kenneth W. Ravenell.
Md. congressman, defense lawyers’ group back SCOTUS review of Ravenell case
Baltimore defense lawyer Kenneth W. Ravenell has some powerful allies as he asks the Supreme Court to take up his federal money laundering conviction.
Feds claim criminal defense firms profited from Ravenell money laundering scheme
Federal prosecutors are asking an appeals court to disregard an amicus brief from one of the nation’s top organizations for criminal defense lawyers because the organization’s law firm “directly profited” […]
4th Circuit affirms Ravenell’s money laundering conviction, prison sentence
A federal appeals court has upheld the federal money laundering conviction and nearly five-year prison sentence for Baltimore defense attorney Kenneth W. Ravenell.
4th Circuit to hear Ravenell appeal before January argument session
A federal appellate court has scheduled an unusual early argument session to hear Baltimore defense lawyer Kenneth W. Ravenell’s appeal of his money laundering conviction and federal prison sentence. The […]
4th Circuit declines to hear Ravenell bail request en banc, but several judges dissent
The judges of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have voted not to reconsider a request for bail from Baltimore defense lawyer Kenneth W. Ravenell.
