Washington D.C. man sentenced to 20 years for two Baltimore County phone store robberies

BALTIMORE, MD—A Washington D.C. man has been sentenced for the armed robberies of two cell phone stores in Baltimore County in December 2020, a federal judge in Maryland announced this week. Donte Antwaun Herring was sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by three years of court supervision after he was convicted of the two robberies in March 2024. On […]

Jamaican national indicted in alleged lottery scam, defrauded victims of more than $9.5 million

BALTIMORE, MD—A Jamaican National has been indicted for an alleged lottery scheme that defrauded victims of millions of dollars, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced this week. According to the indictment, between October 2020 and February 2024, Nickoy Campbell, 29, of Jamaica, and his co-conspirators contacted victims by mail or phone and convinced them that they had won millions of dollars […]

Lab owner ordered to pay $26 million in COVID-19 fraud case

BALTIMORE, MD—A federal judge in the the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland has awarded a $26 million judgment against a laboratory company and its owner, accusing the company of defrauding the federal government out of millions of dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patrick Britton-Harr owns Provista Health, LLC. The company is accused of offering COVID-19 tests to […]

Maryland woman sentenced for passport, bankruptcy fraud

GREENBELT, MD—A Maryland woman has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison for her involvement in multiple fraud schemes, including passport fraud and bankruptcy fraud. According to the US Attorney’s Office in Maryland, Charmaine Brown, 45, of Lusby, was sentenced Wednesday. She will also serve three years of supervised release after her prison sentence and has been ordered to […]

Man indicted for stealing identity, securing $300,000 in fraudulent CARES Act loans

GREENBELT, MD—A Washington D.C. man has been indicted for allegedly stealing a Maryland man’s identity in order to receive fraudulent CARES Act loans that were used for his own personal use, the U.S. Department of Justice announced this week. Authorities say that 42-year-old Jemel Lyles was able to receive three fraudulent CARES Act loans for a total of $300,000. According […]

NSA contractor sentenced to 13 months for fraud

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Security Agency announced this week that a former contractor has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for submitting false invoices and making false statements to investigators. Jacky Lynn McComber, an Elkridge resident, was the Chief Executive Officer of an information technology company that had contracts with the NSA. The contracts involved classified information and most of […]