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SEXTORTION: Maryland Fugitive Freed After Out-Of-State Senior Looking For Love Loses $20,000 SEXTORTION: Maryland Fugitive Freed After Out-Of-State Senior Looking For Love Loses $20,000
Sextortion: Maryland Fugitive Freed After Out-Of-State Senior Looking For Love Loses $20,000 A fugitive from Maryland charged with sextorting a New Jersey senior out of $20,000 online after getting him to take compromising selfies was immediately freed by a judge after surrendering to police. Posing as a woman, Ali H. Maman, 59, of Frederick, MD, communicated with an elderly Glen Rock resident through Instagram and WhatsApp, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The victim was convinced to share the risqué photos, then was contacted by someone else who demanded a $20,000 bank wire transfer in exchange for not posting them online, Ackermann said. The victim wired the money last July to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Maryland Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder, Possession Of Explosives: State's Attorney Maryland Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder, Possession Of Explosives: State's Attorney
Maryland Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder, Possession Of Explosives: State's Attorney A 20-year-old Maryland man will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced for murder and possession by explosives, the Frederick County State’s Attorney announced. Frederick resident Joshua Eckenrode was sentenced to a life sentence with all but 40 years suspended after pleading guilty to his role in the March 2021 death of Curtis Mason Smith. Specifically, Eckenrode entered binding guilty pleas of: First-degree murder; Possession of a destructive device; Possession of explosives without a license; “Related weapons charges.” According to the state’s attorney, “the binding nature o…

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by Zak Failla