PERRY HALL, MD—A federal grand jury has charged two Maryland staffing agency owners with failing to pay at least $10 million in employment taxes, officials say. Jeannette Gomez, 54, and Edgar Gomez, 51, both of Perry Hall, were indicted on October 2 for failure to report and pay employment taxes accrued pursuant to their interest in SND Services, LLC and […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Federal and local law enforcement agents arrested 14 people and seized narcotics, guns and drug paraphernalia in an operation that spanned Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, and the Baltimore area, authorities announced this week. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said in a news release that the “large-scale drug and gun bust” involved more than 500 officers, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A federal grand jury charged a Maryland man with conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $1 million in unemployment benefits, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland. Mervyn Fombe Abiko, 35, also known as “Magic,” was indicted on May 22, 2024. The indictment was unsealed upon […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore apprehended an unlawfully present 26-year-old Honduran national convicted of assaulting a Maryland resident. Officers with ERO Baltimore arrested Evin Obdulio Ponce-Guillen on September 19 in Waldorf. “Evin Obdulio Ponce-Guillen unlawfully entered the United States, made his way to Maryland, and then victimized one of the members of our community,” said ERO Baltimore acting Field […]
UPDATE: Brandon Russell, the Florida man with whom Sarah Beth Clendaniel conspired, has been convicted. Original story below… 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 […]
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 […]
UPDATE: Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has also announced a lawsuit against the owners of the Dali. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The Justice Department has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the owners of the container ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year, seeking reimbursement for the costs of clearing the wreckage and restoring shipping traffic […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Johns Hopkins Health System has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against people with disabilities by denying them equal access to medical care. The lawsuit alleges that Johns Hopkins violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to allow patients with disabilities to be accompanied by a support person, such as […]