BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County woman received 18 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy to damage or destroy electrical facilities in Maryland. On September 25, 2024, Senior United States District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Sarah Beth Clendaniel, of Catonsville, to 18 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for conspiring to damage […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland man has been sentenced to prison for selling more than $1.6 million worth of fake nursing diplomas, transcripts and licenses, that allowed people to become nurses without completing the necessary coursework. Ejike Sìe Asiaghunam, 55. of Upper Marlboro, was sentenced in federal court in Maryland on Monday to 21 months in prison and two years of supervised […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Two Baltimore County men were sentenced to federal prison on Monday, September 9, 2024, for their involvement in three armed carjackings, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Maryland announced. Franklin Jay Smith, 34, of Catonsville, received 9 years in prison for carjacking and 60 months consecutive for use of a firearm during a crime. Davon Tramont Dorsey, 30, of Gwynn Oak […]
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 […]
JOPPA, MD—An Edgewood man has been sentenced to prison in connection with a homicide that occurred in the Joppa area in December 2021. On August 8, 2024, Alton William Cumbo Jr., 30, of Edgewood was sentenced following his February 2024 convictions for murder and firearms charges. During sentencing, the state argued for, and the judge imposed, the maximum possible sentence of […]
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 […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has announced that 36-year-old Jermaine Washington, of Baltimore, was sentenced to four years in prison on July 19 for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Washington was previously convicted of armed robbery in 2006 and 2013, according to the news release. He was convicted of armed robbery in […]
GREENBELT, MD—A Maryland man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for his role in a massive stolen car ring. Prosecutors say that Karim Abdul Turay, 31, was one of three people working together to steal and illegally ship cars out of the country. Between September of 2019 and June of 2022, Turay was able to rent cars […]