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Ellicott City Man Sentenced For Murder-For-Hire Plot Involving Possible Whistleblower: Feds Ellicott City Man Sentenced For Murder-For-Hire Plot Involving Possible Whistleblower: Feds
Jourdain Larose Sentenced For Killing Of Juan Ross The Maryland man who provided a gun to a cohort has will spend decades in prison for his role in a murder-for-hire scheme involving a purported whistleblower. Jourdain "JBlacc" Larose, 28, of Ellicott City, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for conspiring to kill 23-year-old Juan Ross in 2020 in exchange for cash, federal authorities announced. According to his plea deal, Larose accused the Howard County resident of working with law enforcement, including on a live social media conversation and in text messages, leading to a plan to take him out. Larose provided a gun t…

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Iranian, Canadian Nationals Accused Of Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting Maryland Residents: DOJ Iranian, Canadian Nationals Accused Of Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting Maryland Residents: DOJ
Iranian, Canadian Nationals Accused Of Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting Maryland Residents: DOJ Three men are facing charges for their alleged roles in a murder conspiracy targeting a pair of residents in Maryland who fled Iran, the Department of Justice announced on Monday afternoon. One Iranian and two Canadian nationals have been indicted and charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce in the commission of a murder-for-hire plot, officials say, and the target of their "job" was two people in Maryland. Those charged:  Naji Sharifi Zindashti, 49; Damion Patrick John Ryan, 43; Adam Richard Pearson, 29. Officials say that the three would use an encrypted messaging servi…

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Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man Life In Prison: USDOJ Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man Life In Prison: USDOJ
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man Life In Prison: Usdoj More than seven years after a triple homicide in Pennsylvania, a Maryland man has been brought to justice.  Johnny Jenkins-Armstrong, 26 of Baltimore, MD was sentenced to life in prison and an additional consecutive 20 years for a "companion robbery charge," the United States Department of Justice stated in a release on Tuesday, Dec. 5.  His December 4th sentencing was for his role in the execution-style slayings of Wendy Ann Chaney, 39 of Hagerstown, MD; Brandon Cole, 47 of Fayetteville, PA; and Phillip Matthew Jackson, 36 of Mercersburg, PA, United States Attorne…

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Ellicott City Man Admits To Role In Murder-For-Hire Plot Involving Possible Whistleblower: Feds Ellicott City Man Admits To Role In Murder-For-Hire Plot Involving Possible Whistleblower: Feds
Ellicott City Man Admits To Role In Murder-For-Hire Plot Involving Possible Whistleblower: Feds The Maryland man who provided a gun to a cohort has admitted to his role in a murder-for-hire scheme involving a purported whistleblower. Jourdain "JBlacc" Larose, 28, of Ellicott City, pleaded guilty this week in connection to the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Juan Ross in 2020, federal authorities announced. According to his plea deal, Larose accused the Howard County resident of working with law enforcement, including on a live social media conversation and in text messages, leading to a plan to take him out. Larose provided a gun to one person on Sept. 12, 2020, with the inte…

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by Zak Failla
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Murder-For-Hire Schemer Charged For Conspiracy To Take Out Witness In MD: Feds Murder-For-Hire Schemer Charged For Conspiracy To Take Out Witness In MD: Feds
Murder-For-Hire Schemer Charged For Conspiracy To Take Out Witness In MD: Feds A federal grand jury has indicted a man implicated in a murder-for-hire conspiracy as he sought to take out a witness cooperating with law enforcement in Maryland. Baltimore resident Matthew Hightower, 41, is facing life in prison after being charged for his role in the murder of Latrina Ashburne in May 2016 before she was able to testify against him in a different case. According to the indictment, Hightower conspired to, and did kill Ashburne with the intent to retaliate against her for providing tips to investigators relating to the commission of a federal crime. Prosecutors say that t…

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Hitman Nicknamed 'Glock' Gets 35 Years In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Plot: Feds Hitman Nicknamed 'Glock' Gets 35 Years In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Plot: Feds
Hitman Nicknamed 'Glock' Gets 35 Years In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Plot: Feds A Baltimore criminal with a fitting nickname will spend decades behind bars for his role in a murder-for-hire plot that led to the death of a man believed to be working with law enforcement. Daquante “Glock" Thomas, 20, of Baltimore, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for discharging a firearm during a crime of violence resulting in death in connection with a murder-for-hire conspiracy involving 23-year-old Juan Ross in October 2020. Prosecutors said that on Oct. 4, 2020, Howard County Police responded to a reported shooting in the area of…

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by Zak Failla
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Baltimore Rapper Among Six Indicted For Racketeering After Several Women Killed Baltimore Rapper Among Six Indicted For Racketeering After Several Women Killed
Baltimore Rapper Among Six Indicted For Racketeering After Several Women Killed A Baltimore rapper is one of six people who have been indicted on federal racketeering charges, including murder and murder-for-hire plots, reports WBFF.  Davante Harrison, also known as rapper "YGG Tay", is already serving a 15 year sentence for gun and drug charges. The new indictment ties the rapper to the Black Guerilla Family gang, accusing him of paying a gang member to kill a person who owed him money and drugs, the outlet continues.  The indictment also accuses Harrison of hiring David Warren, also known as "Meshawn", to kill someone who accused Harrison of cooperating wit…

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by Annie DeVoe
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US Marshals Join Search For Maryland Woman Involved In International Murder-For-Hire Plot US Marshals Join Search For Maryland Woman Involved In International Murder-For-Hire Plot
US Marshals Join Search For Maryland Woman Involved In International Murder-For-Hire Plot The US Marshals have widened a search for a Maryland woman who they say was involved in an interstate murder-for-hire plot with her husband, reports Fox Baltimore. Jessica Erazo-Rosa, 36, is wanted on federal charges and has been on the run for more than a year since the arrest of her husband Rudy Adonaldo-Chaves following a 2019 undercover investigation into an international drug trafficking ring, continues the outlet. Erazo-Rosa is said to have been intimately involved with the plot, which was uncovered after an undercover agent set up an undercover buy. During the operation, he reportedl…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Middle-Man Gets Life In Prison For Role In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Involving Jilted Husband Middle-Man Gets Life In Prison For Role In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Involving Jilted Husband
Middle-Man Gets Life In Prison For Role In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Involving Jilted Husband A third co-conspirator will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted for his role in a murder-for-hire conspiracy in Maryland involving a cheating wife and vengeful husband, federal officials announced. Jose David Navarro Cervellon, 41, of Norcross, Georgia, has been sentenced to life in federal prison after being convicted following an eight-day trial on federal charges for serving as a middle-man involving a husband who wanted his wife killed for cheating, prosecutors announced. Specifically, Cervellon was convicted for the use of interstate commerce facilities in the …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Admits To Role In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Involving Jilted Husband Man Admits To Role In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Involving Jilted Husband
Man Admits To Role In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Involving Jilted Husband A third co-conspirator may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted for his role in a murder-for-hire conspiracy in Maryland involving a cheating wife and vengeful husband, federal officials announced. Jose David Navarro Cervellon, 41, of Norcross, Georgia, was convicted following an eight-day trial on federal charges for serving as a middle-man involving a man who wanted his wife killed for cheating, Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek Barron said. Navarro was an associate of Silver Springs resident Miguel Angel Ayala Rivera, 28, the leader of the Pinos Locos Sal…

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by Zak Failla
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Baltimore Hitman Nicknamed 'Glock' Confesses In Murder-For-Hire Plot Baltimore Hitman Nicknamed 'Glock' Confesses In Murder-For-Hire Plot
Baltimore Hitman Nicknamed 'Glock' Confesses In Murder-For-Hire Plot A Baltimore man has pleaded guilty for his role in a 2020 murder-for-hire plot involving a man suspected of working with law enforcement after a prison release, federal officials announced. Daquante "Glock" Thomas, 20, pleaded guilty to the October 2020 killing of Juan Ross, 23, on Thursday, June 9, according to the Department of Justice. Ross was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the head on Oct. 4, 2020. A co-conspirator to the murder accused Ross of working with law enforcement after being released from police custody when he aired a live social media conversation on Sept. 9, 2020.&n…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Career Criminal, 73, Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico Career Criminal, 73, Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico
Career Criminal, 73, Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico A hardened ex-con from Connecticut admitted that he and a longtime criminal pal from Philadelphia stabbed a political consultant to death and then torched his Jersey City apartment in a murder-for-hire attack. George Bratsenis, 73, of Monroe, CT said he and his partner were paid to whack Michael Galdieri, the son of former State Sen. James Galdieri (D-Jersey City) and a prominent figure in local Hudson County politics. Bratsenis and the other killer, Bomani Africa, 61, were hired by onetime political operative Sean Caddle, who’d been an aide to former State Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Elizabeth) a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Hit Man From Philly Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire For NJ Political Operative Feds: Hit Man From Philly Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire For NJ Political Operative
Feds: Hit Man From Philly Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire For NJ Political Operative A Philadelphia resident admitted Wednesday that he was one of the two hit men paid by a onetime New Jersey political operative to kill a former associate. Bomani Africa, 61, who has a criminal history that includes convictions for robbery and drug-related crime, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder for hire via videoconference with a federal judge in Newark, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced. People immediately began wondering who the hired killers were after Sean Caddle, 44, admitted on Tuesday that he paid them to whack Michael Galdieri, the son of forme…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MURDER FOR HIRE: NJ Political Operative Admits Paying Hit Men To Kill Longtime Associate MURDER FOR HIRE: NJ Political Operative Admits Paying Hit Men To Kill Longtime Associate
Murder FOR Hire: NJ Political Operative Admits Paying Hit Men To Kill Longtime Associate A New Jersey-based political consultant admitted Tuesday that he hired two hitmen to kill a longtime associate from Hudson County who had worked for him on various election campaigns, federal authorities said. Sean Caddle, 44, a former aide to former State Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Elizabeth) paid the killers -- one from Connecticut, the other from Pennsylvania -- to get rid of Michael Galdieri, the son of former State Sen. James Galdieri (D-Jersey City) and a prominent figure in local Hudson County politics. Galdieri, 52, was stabbed to death in May 2014 before his Jersey City apartmen…

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by Jerry DeMarco