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Harford County Police Blotter
Harford County sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Frank Earl Jackson, 48, of the 600 block of South Stepney Road, was arrested on a bench warrant Thursday in a case in which he was charged with trespassing. Christopher John...Tags: Courtland, Aberdeen, Blackmail and Extortion, Cell Phones, Federal Hill
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Comptroller praises Baltimore County for helping snuff out cigarette smuggling
State's Attorney for Baltimore County Scott Shellenberger joined forces with Comptroller Peter Franchot on Thursday, April 26, to announce success in prosecuting cigarette smuggling cases in the county. The two also pledged further enforcement against...
Tags: Towson, Epidemics and Plagues, Criminals, Baltimore County, Scott Shellenberger
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New defendant is 23rd charged in Dead Man Inc. gang case
A 23rd suspect has been charged in an indictment against the Maryland-based prison gang Dead Man Inc., according to documents recently unsealed in federal court. Kevin Bales, whose age and address are not listed in court documents, was arrested and...Tags: Prosecution, Cocaine, Trials, Defendants, Gang Activity
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Seventh officer sentenced, to 2.5 years in towing case
A seventh Baltimore police officer was sentenced Tuesday for his involvement in a towing kickback scheme, prosecutors said. Jhonn Corona, 33, of Rosedale, was given 2.5 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for directing cars from...Tags: Bribery, Blackmail and Extortion, Punishment, Rosedale (Baltimore, Maryland), Lawyers
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Md. National Guard headed to U.S.-Mexican border
As the election-year debate over illegal immigration heats up, Maryland National Guard members are preparing to deploy to Texas to help monitor the U.S.-Mexican border.
Two crews from the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade will take high-tech helicopters to...Tags: Migration, Los Angeles Times, George Bush, Law Enforcement, Immigration
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Counterfeiting is theft
April 26 is "World Intellectual Property Day," a day designated to increase public awareness about how intellectual property rights promote innovation and creativity. The federal government is working to prevent counterfeiting and piracy, but the...
Tags: Invention and Innovation, Viagra (drug), Prescription Drugs, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Defendants
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Second city officer sentenced to federal prison in kickback scheme
A second Baltimore police officer was sentenced to federal prison Monday for participating in an extortion scheme that led to the criminal conviction of 16 city officials and the suspension of 14 others. Jerry Diggs Jr., 25, was sentenced to 30 months...Tags: Bribery, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Blackmail and Extortion, Transportation Accidents, Punishment
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Last remaining defendant in police kickback scandal pleads guilty to conspiracy, extortion
The last of 17 Baltimore police officers charged in a kickback scheme pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy and extortion in federal court, bringing the prosecution phase of the case to a close. Over a five-month period, Jaime Luis Lugo Rivera, 36,...Tags: Bribery, Aberdeen, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Court Preliminary, Blackmail and Extortion
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50 years ago: Bootleg whiskey-making operation in Abingdon broken up
As taken from the pages of The Aegis dated Thursday, March 29, 1962: Twenty-one hundred gallons of mash, dozens of empty 100-pound sugar bags and an undisclosed amount of moonshine whiskey were confiscated by officials in a raid on a farm near Abingdon....Tags: Aberdeen, Times Square, Baltimore County, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Baltimore officer sentenced to prison in kickback scandal
Officer David Reeping was sentenced Tuesday to eight months in federal prison for his role in a kickback scheme that ensnared more than 60 officers over two years, according to trial testimony, and led to 16 criminal convictions within the Baltimore...Tags: Bribery, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Blackmail and Extortion, FBI, Punishment
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Was key to Arundel mess 'in the bag'?
The modern age of Maryland political corruption ranges from the early 1970s and the epic and repugnant crimes of Spiro T. Agnew in Baltimore County to the creepy and nutty (and pending) misconduct charges against John Leopold in Anne Arundel County. Mr....
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Bribery, Anne Arundel County, Blackmail and Extortion, Baltimore County
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Stopping thieves before they steal your child's identity
As concern grows over child identity theft, Maryland is considering legislation that would make the state the first in the nation to protect a youngster's credit report. Minors aren't supposed to have such reports because they're too young to get credit....Tags: Federal Trade Commission, Social Security, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Interior Policy, Credit Ratings
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