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VA man who plotted with au pair to kill his wife gets prison
Brendan Banfield, a former IRS agent who plotted with his Brazilian au pair to kill his wife and a man lured to the family’s Northern Virginia home, has been sentenced.
Defense says immigration case haunted Ian Roberts, seeks probation
Ian Roberts, a former Baltimore educator, is seeking probation — a lesser penalty than the term of 30 to 37 months recommended in federal sentencing guidelines.
Prosecution seeks 3-year sentence for former Baltimore educator Ian Roberts
Former Des Moines, Iowa, Superintendent Ian Roberts broke the law to get jobs, warranting a federal prison sentence of three years and one month, prosecutors say.
‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced to years in prison
The personal assistant who injected "Friends" star Matthew Perry with a fatal dose of the hallucinogenic drug ketamine was sentenced to federal prison.
Driver sentenced after crashing into tent at child’s birthday party in MD
A driver who crashed into a tent at a child’s outdoor birthday party in Maryland last year and then ran away was sentenced to prison.
MD man sentenced in murder case featured on ‘America’s Most Wanted’
A Hagerstown man was sentenced for the shooting death of his mother's ex-boyfriend, in a case that was featured on "America's Most Wanted."
Purdue Pharma receives $5.5B sentence, paving way for opioid settlement
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma was sentenced to $5.5 billion in fines and penalties stemming from charges of deceiving government regulators and paying kickbacks to doctors to boost opioid sales.
Former MD school social worker sentenced for child porn charge
A former social worker at a Maryland high school has been sentenced for the promotion/distribution of child pornography.
‘Ketamine Queen’ sentenced in death of ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry
A drug dealer dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" was sentenced to prison in connection with the fatal overdose of "Friends" star Matthew Perry.
MD man sentenced to decades in prison for child sex abuse
A Wicomico County man has been sentenced to decades in prison for sexual abuse of a minor, among other charges.
MD judge sentences fugitive yoga instructor for Bethesda professor’s murder
Jorge Landeros was sentenced to prison in Maryland for the 2006 murder of accounting professor Sue Marcum after being found guilty of second-degree murder.
Daughter of former US intelligence head sentenced in MD murder
Sophia Negroponte, the daughter of the former director of national intelligence, was sentenced for the 2020 stabbing death of her friend Yousuf Rasmussen.
