Extortion Archives - Nottingham MD

FBI warns health care employees of ongoing scam involving impersonation of law enforcement, government officials

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The FBI is warning individuals employed in the healthcare industry of ongoing widespread fraud schemes in which scammers impersonate law enforcement or government officials in attempts to extort money or steal personally identifiable information (PII). Authorities say the scammers research background information of their intended targets through a medical practice’s website and/or social media and supplement this information with […]

Maryland State Police warn public of online scam involving sexual extortion of minors

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

EASTON, MD—Maryland State Police are reminding parents of online safety and to be aware of online scams involving the sexual extortion of minors. Authorities say they have received numerous reports of minors being contacted by other social media users who begin chatting with them via messaging services such as Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. Social media platforms may provide users the […]

Canadian man charged with production of child pornography involving Maryland minor, 4 others

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Muhammad Luqman Rana, 32, of City of Vaughan, Ontario, for the federal charges of production of child pornography and extortion by threat to injure the reputation of another. The indictment was returned on December 11, 2019 and unsealed on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 upon his extradition from Canada. The indictment […]

Baltimore County hit man sentenced to 12 years in prison on murder-for-hire, extortion charges

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man will spend 12 years in prison on murder-for-hire and extortion charges. U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander on Thursday sentenced Stepfen Gerard Gaither, 30, of Randallstown, to 12 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for a murder-for-hire conspiracy and for interstate communications with intent to extort, in connection to the […]

Former Baltimore homicide prosecutor indicted on 88 charges, including stalking, extortion, misconduct in office

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Adam Chaudry has been sentenced to prison. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard III announced this week that a Baltimore City Grand Jury has indicted former Baltimore City Assistant State’s Attorney Adam Lane Chaudry on over 80 charges. The charges levied against Chaudry include stalking, extortion, harassment, obtaining phone records without authorization, felony theft scheme, […]

Baltimore County man pleads guilty to murder-for-hire, extortion charges

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Clement Robert Mercaldo’s co-conspirator, Stepfen Gerard Gaither, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. Original story below… —— BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has pleaded guilty to federal charges of murder-for-hire conspiracy and interstate communications with intent to extort. Clement Robert Mercaldo, Jr., 62, of Timonium, pleaded guilty on Friday in connection to the extortion and planned murder […]

Arrest made in northeastern Baltimore County robbery, extortion case

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD – Two suspects remain held without bail after robbing a business owner at gunpoint and attempting to extort an additional $30,000. Information regarding the victims’ names and the exact locations of the crimes are being withheld by police in order to protect the victims in this case, however authorities confirmed to NottinghamMD that “at least some portion of […]

Former Baltimore City DOT supervisor from Rosedale pleads guilty to accepting bribes

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Chris Montcalmo

A Rosedale man has pleased guilty to accepting thousands of dollars in bribes. Daryl Christopher Wade, 50, of Rosedale, pleaded guilty on Friday to extortion charges. Wade was a City of Baltimore employee from 1988 to 2017, most recently with the Baltimore City Department of Transportation as a Construction Project Supervisor II within the DOT’s Street Cut Unit. The DOT […]