A judge declared a mistrial at the trial of the founders of Backpage.com on charges of facilitating prostitution and laundering money.

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GREENBELT — A Maryland man pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to launder more than $6.2 million from a “romance scheme” to fraudulently solicit money from more than 200 victims targeted through social media and dating websites. Lesley Annor, 23, of ...

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A Frederick man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering after prosecutors say he took more than $1 million from an elderly client's annuity account.

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A federal grand jury has indicted a Baltimore transportation chief on bribery and money laundering charges.

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A federal judge in Baltimore has ordered M&T Bank Corp. to forfeit to the U.S. government $560,000 in drug proceeds laundered through the bank and for which M&T did not file currency transaction reports.

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NEW YORK — When the Justice Department announced its record $1.9 billion settlement against British bank HSBC last week, prosecutors called it a powerful blow to a dysfunctional institution accused of laundering money for Iran, Libya and Mexico’s murderous drug ...

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It was the best times and the worst of times in the law blog round-up this Monday. Though, it was mostly just the worst of times if you are a current or incoming law school student – or if you ...

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Last week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland lobbed the first volley against one of the biggest players in the online sports betting world when it seized the Bodog.com website and charged four of the company’s officers ...

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A Perry Hall man accused of selling $9 million worth of phony clean energy credits reversed course on a plea agreement minutes before his 1 p.m. arraignment in the U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Thursday. Instead of entering a ...

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SILVER SPRING — A Maryland company is set to auction off a large yellow diamond — known as the “Golden Eye” — that was seized in a federal drug and money-laundering investigation. The minimum starting bid: $900,000. Bid4Assets, based in ...

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