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Hur resigns as Maryland’s U.S. attorney

February 3, 2021 Comments Off on Hur resigns as Maryland’s U.S. attorney

“Corrupt correctional officers endanger the lives of their co-workers and of the detainees entrusted to their care and supervision,” said U.S. Attorney for Maryland Robert K. Hur said in announcing the indictments. (The Daily Record/File Photo)

U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur, who had scored a series of high-profile political corruption convictions and launched anti-gang initiatives in Baltimore, is resigning as chief federal prosecutor in Maryland. Hur said Wednesday that he will resign his post Feb. 15 ...

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Ex-Cecil Bank president gets 2-year sentence for bribery, fraud

November 6, 2020 Comments Off on Ex-Cecil Bank president gets 2-year sentence for bribery, fraud

01.29.10 BALTIMORE, MD. Newly sworn-in Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow, right, listens as former Chief Judge Benson Everett Legg, left, gives opening remarks during the Chief Judge Transition Ceremony Friday January 29, 2010. Chief Judge Chasanow is the first woman to hold the position. (The Daily Record/Rich Dennison)

Former Cecil Bank President and Chief Executive Officer Mary Beyer Halsey was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, receiving a bribe and making a false statement in bank records in connection with the ...

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U.S. attorney accuses ex-Baltimore officers of lying to FBI

April 15, 2020 Comments Off on U.S. attorney accuses ex-Baltimore officers of lying to FBI

Robert K. Hur, U.S. States Attorney for the District of Maryland, announces federal honest services wire fraud and bribery charges against former State Del. Cheryl D. Glenn Monday, Dec. 23, 2019 in Baltimore. Behind him are Assistant U.S. Attorneys Leo Wise, left, and Derek Hines, right. (Amy Davis/The Baltimore Sun via AP)

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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Woman charged with embezzling from apartment complex manager

November 7, 2019 Comments Off on Woman charged with embezzling from apartment complex manager

A Maryland woman has been indicted on charges she engaged in a scheme to embezzle money from her employer, a company that managed residential apartment buildings.

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Man gets 30 months in prison for role in $20M Ponzi scheme

September 3, 2019 Comments Off on Man gets 30 months in prison for role in $20M Ponzi scheme

Some of the sealed Mason jars with identifying information about government lawyers found in a freezer of Dawn J. Bennett’s Chevy Chase penthouse. (U.S. District Court filing)

GREENBELT — A Maryland man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for his role in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out of more than $20 million. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis on Wednesday sentenced 53-year-old ...

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Maryland woman sentenced for scamming victims of $1.2M

July 9, 2019 Comments Off on Maryland woman sentenced for scamming victims of $1.2M

Federal prosecutors say a Maryland woman has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for wire fraud in a scheme to defraud at least five people of more than $1.2 million.

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New effort in Maryland to combat upsurge in fentanyl deaths

December 13, 2018 Comments Off on New effort in Maryland to combat upsurge in fentanyl deaths

U.S. Attorney for Maryland Robert K. Hur. (Greater Baltimore Committee photo)

A new effort in Maryland to prosecute more fentanyl cases in federal court is designed to help combat an alarming increase of fatalities.

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Senate panel recommends Hur for Maryland U.S. attorney

March 22, 2018 Comments Off on Senate panel recommends Hur for Maryland U.S. attorney

Veteran prosecutor Robert K. Hur took a giant step toward becoming Maryland’s next chief federal prosecutor Thursday when the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee recommended by voice vote the full Senate approve his confirmation to be U.S. attorney.

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Trump announces nomination for U.S. attorney for Maryland

November 1, 2017 Comments Off on Trump announces nomination for U.S. attorney for Maryland

President Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped a high-level Justice Department official, Robert Hur, to lead the Maryland U.S. attorney’s office where he was a longtime federal prosecutor. If confirmed, Hur will take over one of the country’s busiest U.S. attorney’s ...

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Rosenstein picks aides from his Maryland U.S. attorney days

June 20, 2017 Comments Off on Rosenstein picks aides from his Maryland U.S. attorney days

Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein has named as his main assistants two longtime aides from when he was the chief federal prosecutor in Maryland.

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