GREENBELT — A federal jury began deliberating Tuesday in the trial of an investment adviser charged with orchestrating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme to finance her lavish lifestyle, including spending more than $800,000 for prayers by Hindu priests in India. At ...

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GREENBELT — A man who worked as a baccarat dealer at a Maryland casino pleaded guilty on Tuesday to helping players cheat the casino out of just over $1 million in exchange for a share of the proceeds. Ming Zhang ...

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A federal discrimination lawsuit says Bank of America treats foreclosed homes in white communities better than those in minority communities.

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Prosecutors say a Mexican national who was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in Maryland and was deported multiple times has been sentenced for being an unlawfully present alien.

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A member of the MS-13 street gang has pleaded guilty to racketeering charges that include shooting and killing gang rivals.

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A federal judge has sentenced a 73-year-old Pennsylvania woman to 21 months in prison for wire fraud related to real estate deals.

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A former sheriff's deputy has been sentenced to two years in prison for possession of child pornography.

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HONOLULU — Judges on opposite sides of the U.S. have ruled against President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, temporarily blocking it from taking effect as scheduled Thursday. Here are some key excerpts from the decisions in Hawaii and Maryland : ...

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Dimensions Healthcare System has agreed to pay $125,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that alleged the company denied a promotion to an employee because she took several months of maternity leave. The EEOC filed ...

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An excessive force lawsuit filed against Montgomery County alleges police officers retaliated against a Silver Spring minor who was legally filming his adult brother’s arrest on a cellphone by assaulting the 16-year-old without cause. Plaintiffs Johana Abrego and her son, ...

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