BALTIMORE, MD—A former Baltimore police officer was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and oxycodone, prosecutors announced on Monday, July 1. Steven Umberto Angelini, a Baltimore resident, was also sentenced for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Maryland announced in a news release. Angelina joined […]
GREENBELT, MD—The U.S. has charged a Russian national, Amin Timovich Stigal, with hacking into and destroying computer systems and data of the Ukrainian government ahead of Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country last year. The indictment, which was returned by a grand jury in Maryland on Wednesday, alleges that Stigal, 22, was part of a Russian cyber unit that launched […]
UPDATE: Additional details regarding Stigal’s indictment have been released. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—A reward of up to $10 million is being offered for a man who is wanted by the FBI in Maryland. Amin Timovich Stigal is wanted for his alleged involvement in criminal cyber activities targeting Ukrainian critical infrastructure between August 2021 and February 2022. During that time, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The FBI’s Baltimore Field Office is seeking to identify potential victims of Richard Michael Roe, who was recently indicted on charges of cyberstalking under federal law for making harassing phone calls and sending harassing text messages and emails. The FBI’s investigation revealed, and the charges allege, that Roe cyberstalked multiple victims over the course of a year by means […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Two men have been convicted in federal court in Maryland of abducting, torturing, and carjacking three people, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland announced this week. Dennis Hairston, 34, of Windsor Mill, and Donte Stanley, 33, of Rosedale, were each convicted on charges connected to the kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery of two check cashing business employees in May 2021. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A man will go to prison for 28 years after he was convicted of a murder-for-hire plot. Wayne Prince, also known as “Taz,” was convicted of the charge in federal court in Maryland. The sentence follows a guilty plea by Prince to a federal charge of conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise known as the Black Guerilla Family […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County woman has pleaded guilty to conspiring to destroy the local power grid. Sarah Beth Clendaniel, of Catonsville, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to conspiring to damage or destroy electrical facilities in Maryland and to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Maryland U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron and Special Agent in Charge William J. DelBagno of […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A federal grand jury has indicted three people, accusing them of placing a series of bomb threats against schools, hospitals, airports, and other institutions. Owen Jarboe, 18, of Hagerstown, Maryland; Evan Strauss, 26, of Moneta, Virginia; and Brayden Grace, 18, of Columbus, Ohio; were charged in a six-count indictment with conspiracy, cyberstalking, interstate threatening communications and threats to damage […]