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Baltimore County woman admits to impersonating nurses, pleads guilty to aggravated identity theft

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County woman has pleaded guilty to impersonating nurses and using stolen credentials to gain employment at more than 40 Maryland health care facilities, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday. Thomasina E. Amponsah, 50, pleaded guilty to false statements in connection with health care matters and aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, Amponsah, who never held […]

Former Baltimore County insurance agent, financial advisor charged with obstruction of justice

Posted on July 28, 2025 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—A former Baltimore County insurance agent and financial advisor has been charged with obstruction of justice and fabricating physical evidence, marking the fourth set of criminal charges filed against him since September 2024, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced. The new charges, filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, allege that Michael C. Okolo, 68, of Parkville, […]

Former Harford County manufacturer employee sentenced to prison in $29 million kickback scheme

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Bel Air, Maryland, man was sentenced to federal prison this week for his role in a $29 million embezzlement and kickback scheme that defrauded his employer, a Harford County manufacturer. U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Eugene Andrew DiNoto, 54, to concurrent terms of 70 months for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and engaging in an illegal […]

Baltimore County couple sentenced in $20 million insurance fraud scheme

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County couple has been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a $20 million insurance fraud scheme, federal prosecutors announced this week. U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced James William Wilson, Jr., 78, to 12 years, and his wife, Maureen Ann Wilson, 77, both of Owings Mills, to four years. Both were ordered to pay […]

DOJ announces record health care fraud takedown

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

WASHINGTON, DC—The Justice Department on Monday announced criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 medical professionals, in a nationwide health care fraud takedown involving more than $14.6 billion in alleged schemes. The 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, described by officials as an “unprecedented effort,” spanned 50 federal districts and involved 12 State Attorneys General’s Offices. Authorities seized more than […]

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 […]

Hackers leak 86 million AT&T customer records with decrypted Social Security numbers, report

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

WASHINGTON—Hackers have leaked a massive database containing 86 million AT&T customer records, including decrypted Social Security numbers, raising concerns about potential identity theft and fraud, according to a report by cybersecurity news outlet Hackread. The breach, tied to a previously reported April 2024 incident involving the cloud platform Snowflake, includes sensitive information such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, and […]

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 […]

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