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A hearse and debris can be seen at the rear of the Return to Nature Funeral Home, Oct. 5, 2023, in Penrose, Colorado. The couple who owned the funeral home — where 190 decaying bodies were discovered last year — have been indicted on federal charges for fraudulently obtaining nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds from the U.S. government, according to court documents unsealed April 15, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP, File)
Nov 3, 2025

Judge rejects plea deal for funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies

A Colorado judge rejected a plea deal for funeral home owners accused of storing 190 bodies and defrauding families, leaving harsher sentences possible.

Sonya Massey’s mother, Donna Massey, hugs a supporter outside the Peoria County Courthouse in Peoria, Illinois, on Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/John O’Connor)
Oct 30, 2025

Jurors convict deputy of killing Sonya Massey but can’t agree on first-degree murder charge

A jury convicted an Illinois sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder, a lesser charge, in the shooting death of Sonya Massey.

Cody Balmer, accused of setting a fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence, leaves Dauphin County Courthouse on Oct. 14, 2025 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Oct 14, 2025

PA man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept

A man who ignited the occupied Pennsylvania governor’s mansion pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Gov. Josh Shapiro.

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Oct 1, 2025

Montgomery County accountant sentenced for $25M CARES Act fraud scheme

A Maryland accountant was sentenced to prison for a scheme in which he and others defrauded the federal government out of nearly $25 million.

This courtroom sketch shows U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon listening to Ryan Routh on Sept. 23, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Florida, during his trial where he was charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida. (Lothar Speer via AP)
Sep 23, 2025

Man who represented himself is found guilty of trying to assassinate Trump at Florida golf course

The man who was charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump tried to stab himself in the neck shortly after being found guilty.

Fans wait in line outside Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, on Aug. 15, 2017. A Tennessee judge on May 22, 2024, blocked the auction of Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley, by a company that claimed his estate failed to repay a loan that used the property as collateral. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File)
Sep 23, 2025

Missouri woman gets prison time for trying to sell off Elvis Presley’s Graceland

A Missouri woman was sentenced to prison for scheming to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off his Graceland home.

Ryan Borgwardt appears in a Green Lake County courtroom Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Green Lake, Wis. (AP File Photo/Morry Gash)
Aug 27, 2025

Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death sentenced to jail time

A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning while kayaking was convicted Tuesday of obstructing an officer and sentenced to 89 days in jail.

Thomas J. Sobocinski, special agent in charge at the FBI Baltimore Field Office, speaks during a news conference in Baltimore on Feb. 6, 2023. (Amy Davis/The Baltimore Sun via AP, File)
Aug 7, 2025

Neo-Nazi sentenced for Maryland power grid plot

Brandon Russell, neo-Nazi group founder, sentenced to 20 years for plotting attacks on Maryland’s power grid to advance white supremacist beliefs.

Maryland Court of Appeals
Jul 17, 2025

MD Supreme Court affirms denial of sentence reduction in 1982 murder case

Maryland's top court affirmed a denial of sentence reduction, ruling that circuit courts have wide discretion under the Juvenile Restoration Act.

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Jul 16, 2025

Former MD legislative aide sentenced for theft of scholarship funds

A former legislative aide to Sen. William Smith Jr. has been sentenced for stealing $20,000 in scholarship funds from the senator’s office.

Flowers rest at the front door of the Mohn residence in Upper Orchard section of Levittown, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 2, 2024. (Tyger Williams/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)
Jul 11, 2025

PA man who posted video of father’s severed head online is found guilty of murder

A Pennsylvania man who posted a video of his father’s severed head on YouTube was convicted of murder and sentenced.

The U.S. District Court in Greenbelt. (Capital News Service photo)
Jul 8, 2025

Harford County man sentenced in $29M fraud scheme

A Maryland man was sentenced to prison and was ordered to pay millions in restitution for defrauding his employer of more than $29 million.