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Department of Justice files employment discrimination lawsuit against Baltimore County Police Department

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD – The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that it had filed an employment discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) against Baltimore County and the Baltimore County Police Department (BCoPD). The lawsuit alleges that, since January 1, 2013, BCoPD has engaged in unintended employment discrimination against African American applicants for […]

Councilman Marks to support crime-fighting agreement with U.S. Department of Justice

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD – Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced on Wednesday that he would vote to support an agreement with the federal government that gives the county a broader role in combating illegal drugs and other criminal activity. The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Program was established in 1982 to reduce the supply of illegal drugs in the […]

Attorney General Frosh issues statement opposing DOJ’s settlement with T-Mobile, Sprint

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Friday released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had reached a settlement with telecommunications giants cellular carriers T-Mobile and Sprint that supports their proposed merger: “The addition of Dish to the mix is a fig leaf that doesn’t cover up the ugly parts of […]

Medstar Health to pay $35 million to resolve kickback allegations

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

Baltimore, MD – MedStar Health Inc. in Columbia, Md., MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, and MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, both in Baltimore, have agreed to pay $35 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that it paid kickbacks to MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Associates, a cardiology group based in Pikesville, in exchange for referrals, through a series of professional services […]

Essex man sentenced to 17 years in prison for producing child pornography

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Chris Montcalmo

An Essex man has been sentenced to prison in connection with child pornography charges. On Monday, Roy David Evans Jr., 34, of Essex, was sentenced to 17 years in prison followed by lifetime supervised release on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor to produce child pornography, possession of child pornography, and receipt of child pornography. The judge in the case also […]

Indicted BPD officer from Middle River planted drugs for Det. Suiter to find in 2010

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Jenkins has pleaded guilty to numerous charges in connection with this case. Original story below… —— A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a former Baltimore Police Department sergeant from Middle River on charges related to a 2010 arrest in which evidence was allegedly planted inside of a suspect’s vehicle. Detective Sean Suiter, who was recently killed in the […]

Essex man sentenced to 10 years in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Chris Montcalmo

An Essex man will be spending the next decade in prison. On Friday, a judge sentenced Carl Javan Ross, 30, to 10 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for receipt and possession of child pornography. The judge ordered that the federal sentence be consecutive to the state sentence Ross is currently serving for sexual abuse of a minor. […]

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