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Immigrant’s win could lead to deportation
What looked like the second win in three months for a Nigerian immigrant might yet open the door to his deportation. In May, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a deportation order against Temitope Akinsade ...
Hailey found guilty on all counts
A federal jury on Monday convicted Rodney R. Hailey of selling $9.1 million worth of bogus renewable energy credits under a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program. Judge William D. Quarles […]
U.S. Attorney for Md. Rosenstein vs. the political hot potato
The U.S. Attorney for Maryland may encounter pushback from government agencies and politicians as he leads an investigation into recent national security leaks, but government officials and lawyers said that […]
Law blog roundup
It was the best times and the worst of times in the law blog round-up this Monday. Though, it was mostly just the worst of times if you are a […]
Baltimore landlord sentenced for lead-paint violations
A landlord who manages about 175 rental units throughout Baltimore has been sentenced to a year in prison for lead-paint violations. Federal officials say 69-year-old Cephus R. Murrell of Catonsville […]
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 […]
Md.’s U.S. Attorney talks about why his office is targeting online gaming sites
Last week, the U.S. Attorney‘s Office for the District of Maryland lobbed the first volley against one of the biggest players in the online sports betting world when it seized […]
Federal prosecutors shut down sports betting website Bodog.com
Federal prosecutors in Baltimore on Tuesday unsealed an indictment against online sports betting site Bodog.com and its principals, charging them with conspiracy to launder money and running an illegal sports […]
1 officer convicted, 1 pleads guilty in towing scandal
Baltimore Police Officer Samuel Ocasio was convicted Thursday for his part in a wide-ranging towing scheme in the city that could land him behind bars for 25 years. Ocasio, 36, […]
Silver Spring businessman gets 3 years in nuclear-linked export case
A Maryland businessman was sentenced Friday to more than three years in prison for conspiring to export to Pakistan materials and equipment that can be used in nuclear reactors and […]
Disbarred lawyer Stanley Needleman sentenced for tax evasion
Former lawyer Stanley Needleman was sentenced Thursday to a year and a day in prison for tax evasion and structuring bank deposits to avoid reporting requirements. Needleman, 69, also must […]
USAO’s recoveries hit all-time high here
Maryland’s U.S. Attorney‘s Office recovered more than $126.7 million in civil and criminal cases in fiscal 2011, more than doubling the amount taken in the year before. The recovery marked […]
