Federal prosecutors say an escrow accountant for a title company has pleaded guilty to charges related to a $1.7 million mortgage fraud scheme. Brenda Lukenich, of Hughesville, pleaded guilty Wednesday to mail fraud. Prosecutors say two co-defendants are scheduled to ...

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CRESAPTOWN — Maryland’s prison agency says two correctional officers face possible termination after they were charged with assaulting an inmate. Twenty-six-year-old Warren Mallow and 33-year-old David Robey were charged Sept. 28 with one count each of second-degree assault. The offense ...

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When prominent Baltimore defense attorney Stanley H. Needleman pleaded guilty this month to structuring his bank deposits to evade mandatory tax reporting, he joined a growing list of perpetrators locally and nationally. Investigations and prosecutions for the offense — which ...

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WASHINGTON — A pay phone operator is accused of exploiting how companies pay for their toll-free numbers by using robotic crank calls to ring in $4 million dollars in fraudulent fees, 50 cents at a time. Prosecutors say businessman Nicolaos ...

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TOWSON — A Baltimore County judge sentenced a 19-year-old woman to five years in prison Tuesday for her role in the beating of a transgender woman inside a McDonald’s restaurant, an attack that attracted national attention when it was captured ...

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A judge in Baltimore has refused to dismiss a wrongful death claim filed against the state by the parents of a prison inmate who was murdered aboard a prison bus. Baltimore city circuit judge Sylvester Cox said Wednesday that there ...

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ATLANTA — The federal appeals court in Atlanta on Tuesday turned away the latest attempt by actor Wesley Snipes to get his conviction and prison sentence on tax charges overturned. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeal ...

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An Anne Arundel County councilman has pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to file a tax return. Prosecutors say Daryl D. Jones admitted on Tuesday in federal court that he failed to file personal income returns for four years ...

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TOWSON — State corrections officials say 188 inmates housed at the Poplar Hill Pre-release Unit at Quantico have been moved because of evacuation of some low-lying areas. The inmates will be moved across the Wicomico River to the Eastern Correctional ...

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Cumberland’s Canal Place may expand (AP) Managers of a site featuring shops, restaurants and historical attractions in Cumberland are looking to expand the project’s reach. The public authority that runs the Canal Place Heritage Area is hiring a consultant to ...

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