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4th Circuit: Sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion not a violent crime
Sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion is not necessarily a crime of violence, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in overturning an Annapolis brothels operator’s conviction for using a firearm in relation to his illicit business.
Baltimore man indicted in burning of CVS during riots
A federal grand jury Thursday indicted a 24-year-old Baltimore man for the arson of a CVS Pharmacy store during April’s riots. Raymon Carter faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five […]
Sisters charged with embezzling from charities
A federal grand jury in Baltimore Tuesday indicted two sisters for allegedly embezzling $1.4 million from nonprofit organizations, prosecutors announced.
200 years later, a treason trial in Baltimore
In the wake of the British burning of Washington and the end of the War of 1812, a Maryland lawyer and businessman who returned four British soldiers to the enemy stood on trial for treason in 1815. Almost 200 years later, local judges, attorneys and members of the legal community gathered to recreate the scene in which defense attorney William Pinkney delivered the closing argument that resulted [...]
4th Circuit: Adult son must testify against father
Rejecting a claim of “parent-child privilege,” a federal appeals court has ruled a son must testify against his father before a federal grand jury in Baltimore examining potential firearms violations.
$6M settlement resolves allegations of upcoding
TranS1 Inc., a medical device manufacturer, will pay a $6 million settlement to the United States due to a civil violation of the False Claims Act when it knowingly told physicians the wrong billing code to increase their reimbursement rates from federal health care programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
Baltimore to hire 2 new violent crime prosecutors
Baltimore’s mayor says the city will hire two new prosecutors and detail them to the U.S. attorney‘s office to build federal cases against violent criminals in the city. Thursday’s announcement […]
Federal judge rules U.S. had duty to disclose reason for search warrant
In a judicial opinion published just last week in the 2010 investigation of a then-Northrop Grumman Corp. employee, a federal judge sharply rejected the U.S. government’s claim of national security as the reason for not disclosing to the worker the basis for a search warrant of his North Potomac home.
Prominent promotions for federal prosecutors
Three federal prosecutors involved in some of Maryland's most recent high-profile cases are getting promoted.
Maryland USAO collected $24.7M for year
More than $24.7 million in criminal and civil actions was collected by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland in fiscal 2012, according to a release issued Wednesday.
Holder to announce grant winners in Towson
TOWSON — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will be in Towson to announce grants to 13 jurisdictions that are helping to fight intellectual property theft. Holder will join U.S. Attorney […]
