A former Baltimore police sergeant admitted to on-the-job misconduct and crime stretching back decades Tuesday as he testified in federal court against an ex-colleague on trial for conspiracy and falsifying records. This week’s trial against the defendant, Detective Robert Hankard, ...

Tagged with: Baltimore Police Department conspiracy Gun trace task force police corruption Wayne Jenkins

A federal judge has slashed to 20 years the 315- and 139-year prison sentences of two Baltimore police officers convicted in 2006 of drug distribution and gun offenses, citing the “gross disparity” between their lengthy prison terms and the more ...

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Two former Baltimore police officers face trial in federal court for having allegedly lied to U.S. law enforcement in connection with their purported plan to sell cocaine seized during a drug arrest they helped conduct in the city 11 years ...

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A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld the federal racketeering and robbery convictions and 18-year sentences of two former members of an elite Baltimore police unit, which was later shown to be comprised of corrupt officers who stole from those ...

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