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Murder suspect declines deal offered by state’s attorney
Prosecuting his first murder case since taking office, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein started by offering on the record a plea bargain with William D. Carr, accused of […]
Metro Dream Homes founder sentenced to 150 years for Ponzi scheme
The founder of a mortgage scheme that fleeced more than 1,000 people of $78 million was sentenced Friday to 150 years in prison, to be followed by three years of […]
O’Malley commutes first two life sentences
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley has commuted the sentences of two prisoners serving life terms, the first time the governor has done so in his administration. Mark Farley Grant, who […]
Former Maryland pastor gets 4 years for child sex abuse
FREDERICK — The former pastor of a Montgomery County church is going to prison for molesting a 10-year-old girl. Seventy-four-year-old Joe Ivey of Walkersville was sentenced Wednesday in Frederick to […]
Woman guilty of illegally performing butt enlargements
An Atlanta woman who nearly killed a Baltimore stripper after illegally injecting automotive-grade silicone into her buttocks, pleaded guilty Wednesday to using an adulterated and misbranded product. Kimberly D. Smedley, […]
Pikesville man gets 5-year term for drugs meant for inmate dad
HAGERSTOWN — A Pikesville man is joining his father as a Maryland state prison inmate after trying to bring him drugs in an apparent bid for love. The Herald-Mail of […]
Ex-gov’t scientist gets 13 years in espionage case
WASHINGTON — A former government space scientist was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years in prison after admitting he tried to sell space and defense secrets to Israel in what turned […]
W.Va. man gets life sentence in Md. for murder of ex-girlfriend
HAGERSTOWN — A West Virginia man has been sentenced in Hagerstown to life in prison for murdering his former girlfriend. Forty-four-year-old Randy McPeak of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., was sentenced Tuesday. […]
Maryland House passes inmate education credit bill
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates is supporting a measure that would allow inmates to earn credits to reduce their sentences by receiving academic degrees or certificates. The House […]
O’Malley eyes 2 commutations
ANNAPOLIS – Gov. Martin O’Malley is moving toward commuting two prisoners’ life sentences, the first time the governor has done so in his administration. Mark Farley Grant, who was sentenced […]
Report: Sentences handed out by federal judges still vary widely
WASHINGTON — A new study shows that federal judges are handing out widely disparate sentences for similar crimes 30 years after Congress tried to create fairer results, but the differences […]
Man given 3 life sentences for 1970s rapes
ROCKVILLE — A convicted rapist was sentenced to three additional life terms, two of them to be served consecutively, for rapes he committed in Maryland in the 1970s. The Montgomery […]
