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Marilyn Mosby Guilty Of Mortgage Fraud Charge, Acquitted Of Other In Maryland, Feds Say
Embattled former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby has been convicted of making a false mortgage application while she was in office in connection to the purchase of a condo in Florida - though she was acquitted of other offenses. The 44-year-old politician is facing prison time following a lengthy, well-documented trial that led to her conviction, which was announced by a jury on Tuesday afternoon following hours of deliberation. Prosecutors said that evidence presented at trial showed that in February 2021, Mosby made a false statement in an application for a $428,4…
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Jury Finds Marilyn Mosby Complicit In Illegally Claiming
Covid-
19 Funds
A former top prosecutor in Maryland will face prison time after crying wolf about financial "hardships" during the COVID-19 crisis, authorities announced. On Thursday, a federal jury convicted embattled former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby on two founds of perjury in connection to her withdrawing of funds from the city's Deferred Compensation Plan, citing a shortfall during the pandemic while she was still in office. Prosecutors said that between May 2020 and December 2020, Mosby submitted claims for both a $40,000 and $50,000 withdrawal from the Compensation Plan, though at the …
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Vindication
: Baltimore State's Attorney Drops Keith Davis Jr's Murder Charges
All charges against Keith Davis, Jr., who has been tried in Maryland multiple times for the same murder in regards to a Pimlico Race Course shooting have been dropped, the State’s Attorney announced. Newly elected Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates declared on Friday, Jan. 13 that his office is dismissing all charges against Davis, 31, in both criminal cases against him in regard to the murder of security guard Kevin Jones at the track in 2015. Davis has been locked up for the past seven years, though he has maintained his innocence since the beginning of the investigation. It’…
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Federal Judge Schedules Hearing After Marilyn Mosby Files To Move Perjury Case Out Of Baltimore
A federal judge has reportedly scheduled a hearing in December to hear arguments on State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's motion to move her perjury and mortgage fraud trial out of Baltimore, reports CBS News. The hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 15 after Mosby's team filed a motion to move her trial out of Baltimore last week. Mosby is accused of committing perjury to illegally obtain a withdrawal from her retirement account. The government argues that Mosby lied about adversely being impacted by COVID-19 in order to take out money without penalty while she continued to work on a sa…
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Marilyn Mosby Asks For Federal Perjury Case To Be Moved Out Of Maryland
Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is reportedly wanting to move her federal perjury trial out of Maryland after a scheduling order was issued following a motion to transfer venues, reports Fox Baltimore. Judge Lydia Grigsby has ordered Mosby's team to file documentation arguing the reasoning for changing the venue by Friday, Oct. 21, and has given prosecutors until Friday, Nov. 4 to respond. Mosby was indicted in January for accusations of perjury and making false mortgage applications about the purchases of two vacation homes in Florida, the outlet continues. The state of Maryl…
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Maryland Man Sentenced To Max Prison Term For Shooting Victim Seven Times In Broad Daylight
A Maryland man received the maximum possible sentence for his role in a brazen midday shooting in. Baltimore in May 2021, the state's attorney announced. Andre Preston was sentenced to 75 years in prison with the first 10 to be served without the possibility of parole for the fatal shooting of Gary Wilson in the Rosemont neighborhood last year. Specifically, Preston was found guilty in April of: Second-degree murder; Use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence; Disqualified person in possession of a regulated firearm. Police responded to calls about gunshots in the 3000 bl…
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Shooter Gets Two Life Sentences For Role In Grisly Double Murder In Maryland
A Maryland man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for his role in the murder of two people in cold blood in November 2019. Malik Brooks has been sentenced to two consecutive Life sentences plus 205 years in prison for his role in the murders of Ayranna James, 22, and Courtney Richardson, 21, in November of 2019 on the 1900 block of McHenry Street in West Baltimore. “This lengthy sentence can never return Ms. James and Mr. Richardson back home to their loved ones, but I hope it brings some measure of closure,” Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby stated.…
Police & Fire
Anthony Priester Gets Life In Prison For Pigtown Pizzeria Murder In Maryland
A Maryland man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of a double shooting in a Pigtown Pizzeria in Baltimore that left one dead, the state’s attorney announced. Anthony Priester was sentenced to life plus 85 years in prison, with the first 15 years ineligible for parole after being found guilty of the July murder of Cameron Green and the non-fatal shooting of another man. Specifically, Priester was convicted of: First-degree murder; Murder in the first degree by conspiracy resulting in death; Two counts of use of a firearm in a crime of violence or felony; Att…
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Maryland Man Sexually Abused Ex-Girlfriend's Children For Years, Bribed Them With Toys, Money
A Maryland man faces life behind bars after sexually abusing his ex-girlfriend's young children for years, authorities say. Alfonso Hernandez faces 175 years in prison after he was found guilty of sexually abusing his ex-girlfriend's daughters beginning when they were 9 and 6 years old in 2012, according to the Baltimore City State's Attorney. "As a mother of two precious girls, it infuriates me to think of the trauma and pain that Mr. Hernandez inflicted on these vulnerable young girls. The successful outcome of this trial cannot reverse the horrors that occurred, but I hope that it does e…
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Man Convicted Of Killing His Girlfriend May Get Second Chance After New Evidence Is Revealed
A man who has maintained his innocence for decades after being convicted for killing his girlfriend may be getting a second chance after Baltimore prosecutors asked a judge to vacate his sentence, officials say. Adnan Syed, 42, was convicted of the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee over 20 years ago, with his case gaining notoriety again in 2014 after being featured on the popular podcast "Serial", which raised doubts about several key pieces of evidence that disrupt the integrity of the conviction, according to State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby. Lee was found strangled to death and buried in a park …
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Marilyn Mosby Trial Postponed Shortly After Judge Denies Motion To Dismiss Perjury Charges
A federal judge has postponed a trial against Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby shortly after dismissing a motion to dismiss perjury charges against her after she was accused of lying about her financial hardship, according to multiple reports. Mosby is accused of lying about her hardship in order to withdraw money without penalties from her retirement account and falsified information on loan applications for properties in Florida. The accusations led to federal charges against Mosby for perjury and false statements on mortgage applications, the reports state. Attorneys …
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Suspect Sentenced For 'Brutal Attack' Outside Minimart On Busy Downtown Baltimore Street
A man has admitted to fatally beating a man in front of the Downtown Minimart in Baltimore back in 2020, authorities say. Alante Batson pleaded guilty to the beating that killed Dionte Green on the 200 block of W Lexington Street shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 24, 2020, according to the State's Attorney of Baltimore City. He was sentenced to life in prison, suspending all but 40 years followed by five years of probation, a judge announced. Officers found Green unresponsive on the street that November evening with injuries to his head, according to prosecutors. He was rushed to the hospita…
Police & Fire
Baltimore Teen Convicted Of Rape, Murder Of 83-Year-Old Neighbor
A Baltimore teen has been convicted of raping and murdering his 83-year-old neighbor in 2018, authorities announced. Tyrone Harvin, 17, had just turned 14 when he sexually assaulted Dorothy Mae Neal, 83, while helping her with chores in her Bridgeview-Greenlawn neighborhood on Aug. 29, 2018, according to Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby. DorothyBaltimore Police Department Neal was found unresponsive behind a door in her apartment after not being seen for days and was taken to a hospital where she later died. Doctors had determined Neal had at least 48 injuries to her head…
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