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Baltimore man pleads guilty to distributing 80 kilograms of cocaine

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man pleaded guilty Monday to distributing 80 kilograms of cocaine following a wiretap investigation, federal authorities announced. Travis Sentell Howell, 46, of Baltimore, admitted to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that was investigated by the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) beginning in fall 2022. According to his guilty plea, investigators obtained court-authorized wiretaps on […]

Maryland man pleads guilty to illegally operating drone over NFL Wild Card game

Posted on June 19, 2025 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally operating a drone over M&T Bank Stadium during an NFL Wild Card game in January, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced. Alexis Perez Suarez, 43, of Baltimore, admitted to knowingly and willfully violating national defense airspace. Magistrate Judge Charles D. Austin sentenced Suarez to one year of […]

Baltimore man pleads guilty in 2016 mistaken identity murder-for-hire plot

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man pleaded guilty Monday to a charge stemming from a 2016 murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of a woman mistaken for her neighbor, a federal witness. Matthew Hightower, 43, faces a maximum sentence of life in federal prison. Hightower admitted to using a firearm during and in relation to a violent crime that resulted in […]

Maryland couple arrested, charged with murder following false Amber Alert

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

NORTH EAST, MD—Maryland State Police announced Wednesday the arrest of two individuals in connection with a missing 3-year-old Delaware girl, whose disappearance prompted an Amber Alert that was later canceled. Human remains consistent with those of a young child were discovered in a vacant lot in North East. Darrian Randle, 31, and Cedrick Antoine Britten, 44, both of North East, […]

Baltimore County Police Department Major graduates from FBI National Academy

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—A Major with the Baltimore County Police Department has graduated as a member of the 294th session of the FBI National Academy. Major Deanna Chemelli’s graduation took place at the National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, on June 5, 2025. Nationally, fewer than one percent of law enforcement officers have the opportunity to attend the National Academy program. Internationally known […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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