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• Politics

Justice Department inspector general to review Trump decision not to move FBI headquarters

The inspector general at the U.S. Department of Justice plans to review a decision not to build a new headquarters for the FBI in the Washington suburbs.

By Pamela Wood

Jul 8, 2019

• Maryland

Federal authorities warn of possible Fourth of July terrorism, but no 'credible and specific' threat

Such warnings are not uncommon around holiday periods in which there are large crowds and heavy travel.

By Jeff Barker

Jul 2, 2019

• Opinion

Witcover: A new reason to get moving on Trump impeachment

It's more imperative now than ever to remove Donald Trump from office, says Jules Witcover.

• Opinion

Senator McConnell: Protect U.S. elections

The House is poised to approve legislation to protect the 2020 election from foreign interference but the Senate may have other plans.

• News

One criminal crew, a dozen Baltimore-area bank robberies, and no arrests — yet

The Baltimore bank they hit on Saturday afternoon made it a full dozen, and that’s not counting the unsuccessful attempt in Baltimore County hours before. 

By Kevin Rector

Jun 15, 2019

• News

Murder suspect takes stand, denies pulling trigger in Canton street killing of bartender

On the very anniversary of Sebastian Dvorak’s death, his accused killer was in court testifying in his own defense.

By Tim Prudente

Jun 13, 2019

• Maryland

Trash bags of 'Healthy Holly' books occasionally arrive at Maryland Book Bank; kids don't want them, others do

From time to time over the last few months, the Maryland Book Bank has found an occasional trash bag of "Healthy Holly" books on its loading dock.

By Kevin Rector

Jun 12, 2019

• Opinion

Alternative Fact of the Week: Donald Trump's see-through presidency

Trump's claim of most 'transparent' administration in history must be about motives, not behavior.

• Maryland

Baltimore officials say city websites are safe to visit even as online payment systems remain crippled by hacker

Baltimore officials on Wednesday assured the public that government websites are safe to use even as online payments remain crippled by a hacker.

By Doug Donovan

May 15, 2019

• Opinion

Rod Rosenstein comes to his own defense, and it's convincing (almost)

In his first remarks on the Mueller probe after resigning as deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein casts himself as a man above politics.

• Maryland

Two years later, search continues for Baltimore woman who went missing days before her baby shower

Akia Eggleton was eight months pregnant when she went missing from Baltimore in 2017. FBI agents say their investigation into her disappearance continues.

By Lillian Reed

May 3, 2019

• Maryland

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh’s resignation: What they’re saying

Minutes after Catherine Pugh announced that she had resigned as Baltimore’s mayor Thursday, city leaders expressed relief and hope for a brighter future.

By Lillian Reed

May 2, 2019

• Politics

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submits letter of resignation to President Trump

Rosenstein's departure ends a nearly two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.

• Opinion

Pitts: No more wishy-washy feelings about impeaching Trump

Leonard Pitts Jr.: After Mueller report, America can't be wishy washy about impeaching President Trump.

• Maryland

'We were taken advantage of': Students at Baltimore job training nonprofit raided by FBI worry about future

After federal agents executed search warrants on seven locations with ties to embattled Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, the Maryland Center for Adult Training remained closed the next day.

• Maryland

Baltimore Mayor Pugh's lawyer: No announcements about resignation, her 'situation' until next week

Catherine Pugh’s attorney Steve Silverman said doctors are hoping to get the embattled mayor “to a level of physical and mental stability so she can make material decisions about what she wants to do next.”

By Talia Richman

Apr 26, 2019

• Politics

Nearing end of his tenure, Rod Rosenstein hits back at critics — including Comey and the media

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is taking swipes at his critics as he prepares his exit from the Justice Department.

• Maryland

Here are the locations of the FBI searches in Baltimore — and how they're tied to Mayor Catherine Pugh

Baltimoreans woke up Thursday to the news that FBI agents were on the move across the city, raiding City Hall and Mayor Catherine Pugh’s homes — among other locations — amid what appeared to be a large investigation also involving the Internal Revenue Service.

By Kevin Rector

Apr 25, 2019

• Maryland

University of Maryland Medical System receives federal subpoena as part of investigation into Baltimore mayor

The University of Maryland Medical System on Thursday received a subpoena for documents in a federal investigation into Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh’s business dealings. 

By Luke Broadwater

Apr 25, 2019

• Maryland

'The city is at a standstill': Amid FBI raids in Baltimore, residents fret, leaders pledge to stay focused

As a federal investigation into Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, leaders have pledged to move forward with the work that affects everyday people’s lives. Others in Baltimore are concerned about how the rapidly developing scandal will affect city operations.

By Talia Richman

Apr 25, 2019

• Opinion

What the FBI raids on Baltimore Mayor Pugh and associates mean — and what they don't

The FBI raids on Mayor Catherine Pugh and her associates represent a dramatic escalation of the troubles surrounding her leadership of the city — but much remains unknown.

• Politics

Acting Baltimore Mayor Young fires 3 aides to Mayor Catherine Pugh

Acting Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young has fired three aides to Mayor Catherine Pugh. Young had put them on leave after Pugh herself took an indefinite leave of absence. Pugh is recovering from pneumonia, but also under intense scrutiny over sales of her "Healthy Holly" children's book.

By Ian Duncan

Apr 24, 2019

• News

Child porn suspect alleged to have operated on the darknet is detained in Maryland after Ireland extradition

man once described by an FBI agent as the world's largest "facilitator" of child pornography will remain held in U.S. custody after his extradition from Ireland, a federal magistrate ruled Wednesday.

• News

Man arrested in fatal stabbing at University of Maryland will not face federal hate-crime charges

Local prosecutors will continue to pursue hate-crime charges in the fatal stabbing of a black Army lieutenant at the University of Maryland at the state level, after the FBI decided not to pursue charges at the federal level.

• News

Man extradited from Ireland to Maryland on charges of operating darknet child porn distribution service

Eric Eoin Marques, a dual citizen of Ireland and the United States, was extradited to America as he faces federal charges in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt of distributing child pornography.

• Opinion

Pitts: A moral issue we should all worry about

Leonard Pitts Jr.: There is an object lesson in the college admissions scandal beyond disgust.

• News

Baltimore considering extending contract, boosting pay for consultant to find police candidates

Baltimore’s spending board on Wednesday will consider a contract extension and pay raise — to $100,000 a year — for Tyrone Powers, a former FBI agent and consultant to Mayor Catherine Pugh who the city uses to help identify potential police hires.

By Kevin Rector

Mar 20, 2019

• News

FBI seeks leads on man who has robbed at least six banks in Baltimore since late February

The FBI's Bank Robbery Task Force is seeking help identifying a man who is suspected of robbing multiple banks in the Baltimore area within the past two weeks.

By Christina Tkacik

Mar 13, 2019

• Commentary

Culleton: Be wary of unwelcome phone solicitations, scams

Unwelcome messages to the family house phone fall in two categories: sales calls and scams.

• Politics

Company with Russian investment no longer owns firm that hosts Maryland election data

A new firm has taken ownership of hosting Maryland’s elections data after a federal investigation into the Russian ties of the previous vendor. The state elections administrator says Maryland will use Intelishift and a subsidiary, The Sidus Group, now that ByteGrid is no longer connected to Sidus.

By Luke Broadwater

Feb 4, 2019

• Maryland

Report: Three of top four safest cities in Maryland are in Harford County

Three of the top four safest cities in Maryland in 2019 are in Harford County, according to the National Council for Home Safety and Security, a trade organization for the security alarm industry.

By Erika Butler

Jan 31, 2019

• Maryland

Federal warrants on Taneytown police department to remain sealed for now, official says

What exactly federal agents were looking for when they executed sealed search warrants at the Taneytown Police Department and multiple locations in Fairfield, Pennsylvania, earlier this week likely won’t be known until the documents are unsealed.

• News

Federal agents blamed Martin Luther King's nonviolent movement for violence in Baltimore, other cities

A five-decade old FBI threat assessment of race riots in U.S. cities says Martin Luther King Jr. and others are responsible for inciting the violence.

By Doug Donovan

Jan 18, 2019

• Opinion

Witcover: Reports of counterintelligence probe suggest deeper trouble for Trump

News reports of a counterintelligence probe suggest deeper trouble for President Trump, says Jules Witcover.

• Maryland

Resume of Baltimore police commissioner nominee Michael Harrison

Take a look at the resume of New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison, as released by Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh.

• News

Acquitted of murdering her husband, Laurel woman charged with attempting to influence witnesses in the case

Anne Reed Allen, 62, is heading to trial again in January for allegedly attempting to influence witnesses in her previous murder trial in November.

By Lillian Reed

Jan 4, 2019

• Maryland

Ex-Senate staffer from Ellicott City gets two months behind bars for lying to FBI

James Wolfe of Ellicott City, a former Senate intelligence committee staffer, was sentenced on Thursday to serve two months behind bars after pleading guilty to lying to the FBI .

• Business

$3 billion in scams: Home-buyers in Maryland, U.S. are more vulnerable than ever due to fraudulent emails

Maryland consumers are more vulnerable to losses via email scams during the home-buying process than ever before.

• News

Feds: Ex-Baltimore police officer admitted misconduct, expanding scope of Gun Trace Task Force corruption probe

A former Baltimore police officer has admitted to the FBI that he stole money, lied in police reports, and improperly used electronic surveillance devices, federal prosecutors in California said — widening the scope of police misconduct unearthed by the Gun Trace Task Force scandal.

• Opinion

Witcover: Lame-duck GOP seeks brownie points with president before Dems take House

The ousted GOP leadership is doing dirty work in the House during its lame-duck month, says Jules Witcover.

• Sun Investigates

Case cleared? In rape cases in Baltimore County and elsewhere it often doesn't mean an arrest

When a police agency reports that a rape case has been “cleared,” it doesn’t always mean its been the case is solved and the suspect arrested.

By Catherine Rentz

Nov 23, 2018

• News

Documents show FBI was investigating Baltimore officer, who has since resigned, for alleged drug trafficking

A Baltimore Police officer who resigned from the force in June was being investigated for alleged drug trafficking, with the FBI obtaining a tracking warrant for her phone after receiving detailed allegations from a confidential source, records show.

• News

FBI report shows 17 percent spike in hate crimes nationwide in 2017

The FBI says hate crimes reports were up about 17 percent in 2017, marking a rise for the third year in a row.

By Catherine Rentz

Nov 13, 2018

• News

Former Senate intelligence aide from Ellicott City pleads guilty to lying to FBI about contact with reporter

A former veteran Senate Intelligence Committee security director pleaded guilty Monday to lying to FBI agents about his contact with a reporter during a federal leak investigation.

• Opinion

Baltimore police and prosecutors know how to cut crime, do politicians?

Recent FBI data show that Baltimore has the worst homicide rate in the nation, and the second highest violent crime rate, yet we shouldn’t worry, counsels Mayor Catherine Pugh, because she's "attacking the root causes of poverty." Lip service to this tired cliche will not help the city.

• News

Ex-Baltimore County schools official gets 9 weekends in jail for accepting funds from undercover agents

A former high ranking Baltimore County school system employee was sentenced to serve nine weekends in jail for accepting payment from real estate developers and federal agents.

By Tim Prudente

Oct 9, 2018

• Politics

Comey on Trump: 'I don’t think he’s mentally incompetent. I think he’s morally incompetent to be president'

In Baltimore Speakers Series appearance, former FBI Director James Comey says President Donald Trump is intelligent but lies constantly, treats women like “meat” and failed to properly condemn white supremacists in 2017 in Charlottesville, Va.

By Jeff Barker

Oct 2, 2018

• Opinion

Kavanaugh investigation should be limited by time — but nothing else

President Trump says FBI should be talking to "whoever they deem appropriate" in Kavanaugh background check and it's a growing list.

• Opinion

Witcover: Last-minute reprieve in the Senate Judiciary Committee

The last-minute delay in Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, to allow for an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against him, may save the Senate Judiciary Committee from a rerun of the earlier Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill fiasco.

• Opinion

What do we need to do to get Baltimore violence under control? Everything.

No one thing is going to change the epidemic violence in Baltimore. Every politician, every business, every institution, every police officer and every resident simply needs to do everything they can, and they need to do it better.