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USAID official, three corporate executives plead guilty to decade-long bribery scheme involving more than $550 million in contracts

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

GREENBELT, MD—A U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contracting officer and three corporate executives have pleaded guilty in a decadelong bribery scheme involving more than $550 million in federal contracts, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced this week. Two companies involved in the scheme also admitted criminal liability and entered into deferred prosecution agreements. Roderick Watson, […]

Baltimore County man indicted in bribery scheme involving city finance official

Posted on June 12, 2025 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has been indicted on federal bribery charges, accused of paying more than $10,000 to a former Baltimore City finance official to extinguish his financial obligations to the city, including unpaid water bills. James Carroll Erny Jr., 54, of Glen Arm, Maryland, was charged with one count of bribery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland […]

Rosedale woman pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, money laundering

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Rosedale woman has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and money laundering, admitting to trafficking thousands of oxycodone pills, and laundering millions of dollars, federal authorities announced Wednesday. Terry Allen, 57, entered her plea in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. According to her plea agreement, Allen led a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed […]

ICE arrests MS-13 gang member in Maryland after four prior deportations

Posted on June 2, 2025 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a 20-year-old Salvadoran national and validated MS-13 gang member in Frederick, Maryland, on May 27, marking his fifth apprehension after four previous deportations, ICE officials said. Moises Alberto Figueroa-Bonilla, who is illegally present in the U.S., was taken into custody at his residence, according to ICE. The agency described Figueroa as a threat […]

Former Maryland resident charged with multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud, Ponzi schemes

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A South Carolina man faces federal charges in Maryland for allegedly orchestrating multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud and Ponzi schemes, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. Two indictments unsealed in the U.S. District Court in Baltimore accuse Charleston resident Michael Britton-Harr, 45, of defrauding Medicare and customers of his private charter jet company, according Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of […]

Perry Hall fentanyl kingpin pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute

Posted on May 19, 2025 by News Desk

PERRY HALL, MD—A Perry Hall man has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, after a lengthy investigation revealed his role in a drug trafficking organization. Terrell Ridgley, 34, faces up to 20 years in prison for his involvement. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney, announced the plea, joined by Ibrar A. Mian, Special Agent in Charge of the […]

Baltimore County man pleads guilty to VA, Social Security fraud

Posted on May 18, 2025 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection to a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration, federal authorities announced. Marvin Deboulet, 51, of Catonsville, joined the U.S. Army in February 2010 and began basic training on May 5, 2010, per his guilty plea. On Dec. 2, 2010, […]

Maryland doctor pleads guilty to unlawful distribution of controlled substances

Posted on May 11, 2025 by News Desk

BETHESDA, MD—A Maryland doctor has pleaded guilty to unlawfully distributing controlled substances. Anissa Maroof, 48, of Potomac, Maryland, pled guilty to a federal charge of distributing and dispensing controlled substances. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the guilty plea with Special Agent in Charge William J. DelBagno of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – […]

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