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Maryland MS-13 gang members plead guilty to participating in racketeering conspiracy, including murder

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

GREENBELT, MD—Two MS-13 gang members have pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges. Hernan Yanes-Rivera, a/k/a “Recio,” 22, of Adelphi, and Agustin Eugenio Rivas Rodriguez, a/k/a “Terrible,” 25, of Silver Spring, pleaded guilty this week to their participation in a racketeering conspiracy, including murder, related to their activities as part of the MS-13 gang. The guilty pleas were announced by […]

Maryland MS-13 gang member sentenced to life in prison for a racketeering conspiracy, including murder

Posted on March 8, 2023 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland MS-13 gang member has been sentenced to life in prison. U S. District Judge Paula Xinis this week sentenced Jose Domingo Ordonez-Zometa, a/k/a “Felon,” 33, of Landover Hills, to life in federal prison for racketeering and murder in aid of racketeering conspiracies, for committing murder in aid of racketeering, and for conspiracy to destroy and conceal evidence […]

FBI: Scammers targeting timeshare owners across the U.S.

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Federal Bureau of Investigation says timeshare owners across the country are being scammed out of millions of dollars by companies promising to sell or rent the unsuspecting victims’ timeshares. In 2022, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received over 600 complaints with losses of approximately $39.6 million from victims contacted by scammers regarding timeshares owned in Mexico. […]

FBI offering $15,000 reward for information on murder of Baltimore man

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a $15,000 reward for information in connection with the murder of a Baltimore man. The FBI’s Baltimore Field Office is seeking information regarding the murder of Delon Bushrod, Jr., who was fatally shot in the 2800-block of Bookert Drive in the Cherry Hill neighborhood in Baltimore City on September 19, 2022. His […]

Federal indictment returned charging Baltimore County woman, Florida man for plotting to attack Baltimore power grid, including Perry Hall substation

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A federal grand jury in Maryland on Tuesday returned an indictment charging Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 34, of Catonsville, and Brandon Clint Russell, 27, of Orlando, Florida, with conspiracy to destroy an energy facility. The defendants have been detained since their arrest on February 3, 2023, on related charges. The indictment was announced by United States Attorney for the District […]

Two arrested in plot to attack Baltimore’s power grid, including Perry Hall substation

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE 2: Russell and Clendaniel have both been indicted. UPDATE: This story has been updated with a statement from BGE and Exelon. Original story below… —— BALTIMORE, MD—Two people have been arrested after authorities said they planned to carry out an attack on Baltimore’s power grid. Federal authorities on Monday announced that the FBI had captured two suspects before they […]

Maryland woman pleads guilty to sexually abusing four-month-old child

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges of a sexually abusing a young child. Summer Nichole McCroskey, 25, of Elkton, has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to her participation in a conspiracy to sexually abuse a child, from the age of approximately four months to two years old, to producing and distributing images documenting the sexual […]

BCPS issues statement regarding release of the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education report on November 2020 cyberattack

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials have issued a statement following this week’s release of the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education report on the November 2020 cyberattack on BCPS. The full statement from BCPS reads as follows: “The OIGE report highlights BCPS’ extensive and immediate recovery efforts that have now positioned the system years ahead of other […]

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