UPDATE: Brandon Russell has been sentenced to twenty years in prison. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—A Florida man has been found guilty of plotting to blow up substations in Maryland, prosecutors said this week. A federal jury on Monday found Brandon Russell, 29, of Orlando, Florida, guilty of conspiracy to damage an energy facility on Monday after a six-day trial, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has been convicted on 13 counts of fraud, three counts of money laundering, two counts of filing false tax returns, and one count of aggravated identity theft for his role in a $20 million life insurance scheme. Federal prosecutors say that 77-year-old James William Wilson, Jr., of Owings Mills, defrauded life insurance companies by taking […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Harford County man has been sentenced to prison for an identity theft and bank fraud scheme that resulted in over $1 million in losses. U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced Victor Ojo, 30, of Belcamp, to 72 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Victor Ojo received the sentence for aggravated identity theft […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The man who used artificial intelligence to fake the voice of Pikesville High School’s principal in a racist tirade last year has been arrested on child pornography charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has filed a federal criminal complaint charging Dazhon Darien, 32, of Baltimore, with sexual exploitation of a child and receiving child sexual […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Glen Burnie man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for his involvement in a multi-state dogfighting conspiracy, authorities have announced. Mario Damon Flythe, 50, will also serve six months of home detention followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and an additional $2,800 in a forfeiture […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has been indicted on charges of sexual exploiting a minor and producing child sexual abuse material. A federal grand jury has returned an indictment, charging Jose Adan Lopez-Guevara, 37, with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of child sexual abuse material. Erek L. Barron, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A former Gilman teacher will be spending more than three decades behind bars. This week, U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Christopher Kenji Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, to 35 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. After a three-day trial, on August 28, 2024, a federal jury found the defendant guilty of five counts of sexual […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Violent crime in Maryland continued to decrease in 2024, with homicides and non-fatal shootings down statewide, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland. Baltimore City saw its lowest homicide total since 2011, marking the third consecutive year of decreasing violent crime. The U.S. Attorney’s Office attributes the positive trend to strategic collaboration among federal, state, […]