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Will Wall Street prevail?
Corporate-sponsored groups have launched a campaign of litigation in the lower federal courts challenging the legality of the second major piece of President Barack Obama's legislative program, one that received a lot of attention in last week's first...
Tags: Laws, Christopher Dodd, Finance, U.S. Senate, Stephen Breyer
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Perryville commissioner accuses town employees of misconduct
Perryville Commissioner Michael Dawson made several serious accusations about town employees Tuesday night during the monthly town hall meeting, accusations that are being refuted by the mayor, police chief and town administrator. Shortly after the...Tags: Embezzlement, Finance, Criminals, Purchases
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Earl Badu, former Maryland basketball player, jumps to his death onto I-695
The Baltimore SunEarl Badu, a former Maryland basketball player and St. Frances graduate, died after he had jumped to his death Thursday morning. Badu, 33, had jumped from the I-95 overpass onto I-695, where he fell about 50 feet, Baltimore County police spokeswoman...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Embezzlement, Baltimore County, Maryland Terrapins, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
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Cell phone companies need to get out of cramming
One good thing about being the victim of a widespread scam estimated to cost American consumers $2 billion a year: You don't feel like the only fool in the country. And in the matter of "cramming" — when shady text-message companies bill cell phone...Tags: Telecommunication Service, Cell Phones, MSNBC (tv network), Federal Trade Commission, Justice System
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Sentencing of Majestic owners closes police kickbacks case
Two brothers whose Rosedale auto body shop became the focus of a federal investigation into widespread corruption in the Baltimore Police Department were sentenced to prison Wednesday. Hernan Alexis Moreno, 32, of Rosedale and Edwin Javier Mejia, 29,...
Tags: Frederick H. Bealefeld, III, Punishment, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Trials, Anthony W. Batts
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Four indicted in killing of witness in drugs and guns case
A 55-year-old man operating an unauthorized cab in Baltimore witnessed a passenger's arrest, according to prosecutors, then turned down a bribe to give false testimony in the case. Months later, he was shot to death in front of the suburban home he shared...Tags: Punishment, Drug Trafficking, Lawyers, Trials, Baltimore Police Department
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In federal prison, Baltimore cops get no breaks
Police officers convicted of a crime in Maryland and sentenced to state prison are typically housed in segregated areas for their safety, far from most other inmates. But those prosecuted in U.S. District Court and sent to federal prison — like the...Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Punishment, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Lawyers, Criminals
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Jamal Lewis among star athletes to land in bankruptcy
It might have been trash-talking, but Jamal Lewis made good on his promise. The young Baltimore Raven broke the single-day rushing record by running for 295 yards in the 2003 home opener at the stadium newly rechristened for the company that had bought...
Tags: Steve Bisciotti, Finance, Baltimore Ravens, Ozzie Newsome, Latrell Sprewell
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Self-interest trumps democracy
With so many tens of millions of dollars flowing into political campaigns anonymously this year, it's hard to believe anyone would oppose some minimum level of disclosure. After all, it was Justice Anthony Kennedy who wrote in the infamous Citizens United...
Tags: Karl Rove, Finance, U.S. Senate, Anthony Kennedy, John McCain
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Fast food executive embezzled thousands to pay for phone sex, prostitutes
The president and chief executive of Wings to Go, a fast food franchise headquartered in Severna Park, pleaded guilty to wire fraud Monday for embezzling $885,000 from the company to pay for telephone sex and prostitutes over a six-year period, the...Tags: Embezzlement, Severna Park, Prostitution, Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Sex Crimes
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City officer receives stiffest sentence yet in kickback scheme
Officer Rodney Cintron took his car, damaged in an accident, to Majestic Auto Repair in Rosedale on the advice of a colleague, not realizing that the man was getting paid to send him there. When the city police officer found out, he signed on to the...Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Frederick H. Bealefeld, III, Punishment, Lawyers, Insurance
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Baltimore police officer ordered to reimburse insurance company in kickback conspiracy
A federal judge on Monday ordered Baltimore police Officer Samuel Ocasio to repay a Pennsylvania insurance company more than $1,900 for a fraudulent claim connected to a kickback scheme. A jury convicted Ocasio, 37, of conspiracy and extortion this...Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Justice System, Punishment, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Insurance
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