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Scheming State Employee Accused Of Forging Checks; Making Bogus Insurance Claim: Maryland AG Scheming State Employee Accused Of Forging Checks; Making Bogus Insurance Claim: Maryland AG
Scheming State Employee Accused Of Forging Checks; Making Bogus Insurance Claim: Maryland AG A woman who abused her position with the Maryland Department of Labor has been charged in a pair of cases involving theft and insurance fraud, the Attorney General's Office announced on Wednesday. Shanell Angelia West, 45, of Essex, has been indicted after allegedly abusing her power while working as a clerk for the department, authorities announced. According to the indictment, West was allegedly involved in a theft scheme, where she stole from state licensees. It is alleged that West would keep or make copies of checks payable to the state, altered them, then deposited them into her own …

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Inmate Busted Plotting Prison Break From Maryland Cell: AG Inmate Busted Plotting Prison Break From Maryland Cell: AG
Inmate Busted Plotting Prison Break From Maryland Cell: AG An inmate already in trouble with the law for shenanigans at a local prison is facing a fresh fresh charges for scheming to break out in Maryland. Jose Miguel Tapia, 38, who was already charged in connection to a drone contraband conspiracy at the Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, continues to plot, despite being behind bars, according to the Attorney General's Office. Prosecutors say that Tapia allegedly forged court documents and posed as a representative from the Office of the State's Attorney in an effort to cut time from his sentence. The document was forged with t…

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by Zak Failla
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Career Criminal Wanted For Violating Pre-Trial Release Busted For Stabbing In MD: Sheriff Career Criminal Wanted For Violating Pre-Trial Release Busted For Stabbing In MD: Sheriff
Career Criminal Wanted For Violating Pre-Trial Release Busted For Stabbing In MD: Sheriff It didn't take long for Terrell Anthony Duckett to wind up back behind bars for his latest discretion in Southern Maryland. The 27-year-old career criminal, who was already wanted for violating the terms of his pre-trial release on previous charges, was arrested on Saturday in the 46800 block of Morningside Lane in Lexington Park following a stabbing that required a 36-year-old man to be airlifted to a Maryland hospital for treatment of undisclosed injuries. Investigators from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office said that deputies found the man suffering from stab wounds, and Duckett wa…

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Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities
Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities A Baltimore woman illegally using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cards to collect baby formula she claimed to be sending to Ukraine, lead to the arrest of a Romanian man illegally in the US who allegedly forged documents for her, authorities say.  Eglisa Ciuciu, 25, of Baltimore, MD, and Sandrino Trifu, 32, of Croaova, Romania were arrested along with an unnamed 15-year-old in connection to a bizarre baby formula theft at the Gettysburg Walmart on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Ciuciu used the 15-year-old to transport the stolen goods from the store that she supposedly needed “to s…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Wanted Convicted Felon Takes Police On Underground Pursuit In Maryland, Officials Say Wanted Convicted Felon Takes Police On Underground Pursuit In Maryland, Officials Say
Wanted Convicted Felon Takes Police On Underground Pursuit In Maryland, Officials Say Authorities say that officers were taken on a wild trip through an underground labyrinth in Frederick County when a wanted suspect sought to make his great escape before being ultimately thwarted and apprehended. A spokesperson for the Frederick Police Department announced on Monday, Dec. 12 that over the weekend, they arrested Gaithersburg resident Gervon William Norris, 29, who was wanted in Anne Arundel County for previously failing to appear in court. Norris’ gambit began shortly after 2:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, when the department received multiple reports of a disturbance and the so…

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by Zak Failla