Clean Green Fuel owner backs out of plea deal in $9M case
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. […]
Silver Spring company set to auction large yellow diamond
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 […]
Prosecutors release $33 million from Vatican Bank
VATICAN CITY — Prosecutors ordered the release Wednesday of euro23 million ($33 million) seized from a Vatican Bank account last year in a money-laundering probe. The Vatican welcomed the move […]
Md. lawyer admits laundering drug proceeds
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Maryland lawyer has pleaded guilty to a money laundering conspiracy after admitting that he took in tens of thousands of dollars from drug traffickers. Thirty-nine-year-old Brian […]
3 convicted in ‘Metro Dream Homes’ Ponzi scheme
GREENBELT — Three defendants were convicted for their roles in the $70 million “Metro Dream Homes” Ponzi scheme Friday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt. Chief Financial Officer Michael Anthony […]
Guilty plea in Nick’s Amusements money laundering case
Lawyers for Nick’s Amusements Inc. entered a guilty plea Friday on behalf of the company for charges of laundering $35,000 in illegal gambling proceeds. U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Motz […]
Top 5 stories in law this week: “He was a real teddy bear”
A local judge’s death and more legal foreclosure news topped this week’s headlines. Here are this week’s top five most read staff stories in law on The Daily Record’s website: […]
Nick’s Amusements faces money-laundering charge
Federal prosecutors have charged Nick’s Amusements Inc. of Baltimore County with laundering $35,000 in illegal gambling proceeds. The criminal charge comes just three months after prosecutors settled a civil forfeiture […]





