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Maryland Man Charged For Nationwide Swatting Scheme With Online Group: Feds Maryland Man Charged For Nationwide Swatting Scheme With Online Group: Feds
Maryland Man Charged For Nationwide Swatting Scheme With Online Group: Feds Men from Maryland and Virginia are among three who have been charged in connection to a string of swatting incidents across the country, federal authorities announced.  This week, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Owen Jarboe, 18, of Hagerstown, Evan Strauss, 26, of Moneta, Virginia, and Brayden Grace, 18, of Columbus, Ohio with a host of offenses for making swatting calls to multiple police and emergency departments across the country. According to the six-count indictment, between December 2023 and January 2024, the three, along with others, were part of an online …

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Cyberstalker Who Targeted Hospital Head, Woman In Maryland, Heading To Fed Pen Cyberstalker Who Targeted Hospital Head, Woman In Maryland, Heading To Fed Pen
Cyberstalker Who Targeted Hospital Head, Woman In Maryland, Heading To Fed Pen The Fairfax County man who cyberstalked two employees at a Baltimore-based hospital will be spending time behind bars not a keyboard after copping to the crime earlier this year, federal authorities announced. Michael Ghali, 35, has been sentenced to 38 months in prison after pleading guilty to cyberstalking a woman he knew from church and then threatening head of a medical department at a Maryland medical facility. According to his plea agreement, beginning in June 2020, the Fairfax resident sent his first victim series of sexually explicit and threatening text messages using an …

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Virginia Man Admits To Cyberstalking Maryland Hospital Workers: Feds Virginia Man Admits To Cyberstalking Maryland Hospital Workers: Feds
Virginia Man Admits To Cyberstalking Maryland Hospital Workers: Feds A Fairfax County man admitted to federal cyberstalking charges after sending sexually explicit and threatening messages to two employees at a Baltimore-based hospital, authorities announced. Michael Ghali, 35, will face up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to cyberstalking a woman he knew from church and then threatening head of a medical department at a Maryland medical facility. According to his plea agreement, beginning in June 2020, Ghali sent "Victim M.B.," an acquaintance he met at church, a series of unwanted messages using an app that allows users to acquire phone number…

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Maryland Man Called Ex-GF 800 Times In Cyberstalking Rampage: Feds Maryland Man Called Ex-GF 800 Times In Cyberstalking Rampage: Feds
Maryland Man Called Ex-GF 800 Times In Cyberstalking Rampage: Feds A Maryland man has been charged with cyberstalking after sending his ex-girlfriend over 800 messages in two days over the winter, authorities announced. Derik Wayne Bowers, 44, of Hagerstown, was indicted after stalking his girlfriend to intimidate her over text messages, phone calls, and Facebook, according to the Department of Justice. Officials say that Bowers sent his ex-girlfriend 815 messages in December 2022 on top of publishing social media posts to embarrass her and interfere with her livelihood. He reportedly sent her a total of thousands of messages over a several-month period. …

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Maryland Naval Officer Accused Of Cyberstalking, Campaigning To Ruin Ex-Wife's Life: Feds Maryland Naval Officer Accused Of Cyberstalking, Campaigning To Ruin Ex-Wife's Life: Feds
Maryland Naval Officer Accused Of Cyberstalking, Campaigning To Ruin Ex-Wife's Life: Feds A US Naval Officer from Maryland and his housemate are facing years in prison for running an elaborate cyberstalking and bullying campaign to harass his estranged wife, federal officials announced. Montgomery County residents Jason Michael Leidel, 43, an active-duty commissioned officer of the United States Navy and Sarah Elizabeth Sorg, 43, a senior trial attorney for the US Department of Transportation, both of Silver Spring, have been charged for their roles in knowingly bullying the officer’s former wife. The charges against the pair include aggravated identity theft, fraud related to a…

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