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Maryland Duo Accused Of Abduction, Robbery Of Virginia Man In DC: Feds Maryland Duo Accused Of Abduction, Robbery Of Virginia Man In DC: Feds
Jaevonn Archer, Timothy Williams Charged With Kidnapping Two Maryland men who conspired to kidnap and rob a Virginia man have been indicted in DC and face criminal charges, federal authorities announced. An indictment was unsealed in the US District Court for the Distroct of Columbia charging Capitol Heights resident Jaevonn Archer, 20, and Camp Springs native Timothy Williams, 30, with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping in the February abduction.  The Metropolitan Police Department issued an alert in February as they sought the public's assistance in identifying suspects who kidnapped a man at gunpoint in DC, then drove him…

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DC, VA Pimp Gets Decades In Federal Prison For Exploiting Women DC, VA Pimp Gets Decades In Federal Prison For Exploiting Women
DC, VA Pimp Gets Decades In Federal Prison For Exploiting Women A Virginia man who pimped out women in the region to line his own pockets with cash will spend decades in prison for running a sex trafficking operation, federal authorities announced. Norfolk resident Michael Jabaar Wilkins, 39, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on a federal conviction for his role in exploiting at least three women in Northwest DC for his own financial gain for most of the 2010s. According to federal prosecutors, between 2011 and 2019, Wilkins induced and coerced at least three women to travel from Virginia to DC to engage in sex acts, for which he was paid after h…

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Predator Posing As Young Girl Online To Terrorize 10-Year-Old Gets Prison Time Predator Posing As Young Girl Online To Terrorize 10-Year-Old Gets Prison Time
Predator Posing As Young Girl Online To Terrorize 10-Year-Old Gets Prison Time A grown man from DC who pretended to be a child online to sexually abuse a 10-year-old girl who he later blackmailed will spend decades behind bars, federal officials announced. District resident Christopher Young, 31, was sentenced to 26 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and child sexual abuse for terrorizing a 10-year-old girl in 2019. Prosecutors said that in June 2019, Young used a messaging app to approach a 10-year-old girl, posing as a child himself. In the messages he exchanged with his minor victim, Young blackmailed her for the purpose of se…

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Former DMV-Area Doctor Gets Prison Time For Prescribing Pills Leading To Fatal OD: Officials Former DMV-Area Doctor Gets Prison Time For Prescribing Pills Leading To Fatal OD: Officials
Former Dmv-area Doctor Gets Prison Time For Prescribing Pills Leading To Fatal OD: Officials A Louisiana doctor who used to practice in DC and Falls Church, Virginia, will spend more than a year in jail for illegally distributing oxycodone and hydrocodone to a Fairfax County man who later died of an overdose. Dr. Robert Cao, 39, was sentenced in US District Court for the District of Columbia to 15 months in prison on five felony counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance outside the scope of his professional practice, federal officials announced. According to court documents, Cao, who was licensed to practice medicine in the District of Columbia and Virginia wrote mu…

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DC Police Sergeant Charged In Killing Of An'Twan Gilmore, Capitol Heights Native DC Police Sergeant Charged In Killing Of An'Twan Gilmore, Capitol Heights Native
DC Police Sergeant Charged In Killing Of An'Twan Gilmore, Capitol Heights Native A DC police sergeant was charged by way of federal indictment with civil rights violation and second-degree murder in the 2021 shooting death of An'Twan Gilmore. Metropolitan Police Sgt. Enis Jevric, 41, was charged by way of federal indictment on Tuesday, March 7 with a federal civil rights violation and second-degree murder. He appeared before the Honorable Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Gilmore, of Capitol Heights, MD, 27, had a visible handgun in his waistband when Metropolitan Police officers and other officers found him as…

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Employee Tasked With Supervising Delinquents In DC Accused Of Sexually Abusing Teen Girl: Feds Employee Tasked With Supervising Delinquents In DC Accused Of Sexually Abusing Teen Girl: Feds
Employee Tasked With Supervising Delinquents In DC Accused Of Sexually Abusing Teen Girl: Feds An employee of the DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services is facing charges for allegedly sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl in his care, federal authorities announced. Kelvin Powell, 61, has been charged in the US District Court for the District of Columbia in an eight-count indictment following his arrest by members of the FBI over the weekend. The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) is a government agency in Washington, DC, responsible for the supervision, custody, and care of young people detained while pending charges for delinquent acts, according to feder…

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Corrections Officer From Capitol Heights Used Stolen Labor Committee Funds For NYC Trip: DOJ Corrections Officer From Capitol Heights Used Stolen Labor Committee Funds For NYC Trip: DOJ
Corrections Officer From Capitol Heights Used Stolen Labor Committee Funds For NYC Trip: DOJ A District of Columbia Department of Corrections Officer from Maryland has been apprehended for embezzling tens of thousands of dollars so he and his friends could live a life of luxury in New York, federal officials announced. Andra Parker, 64, of Capitol Heights, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 19, and charged in federal court with embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from a D.C. Department of Corrections Labor Union. Prosecutors say that between June 2018 and May 2019 Parker served as chairman of the DC Department of Corrections Labor Committee, which represents all members of the DC Dep…

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Former FBI Agent From Maryland Convicted Of Bribery, Conspiracy Scheme With DC Realtor Former FBI Agent From Maryland Convicted Of Bribery, Conspiracy Scheme With DC Realtor
Former FBI Agent From Maryland Convicted Of Bribery, Conspiracy Scheme With DC Realtor A former FBI agent and real estate developer have been convicted of federal bribery and conspiracy charges, the Department of Justice announced. The former agent, David Paitsel, 41, of Upper Marlboro in Maryland, and Brian Bailey, 52, a real estate developer formerly based in Washington, DC, were found guilty following a trial in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, according to officials. Specifically, Bailey was found guilty of two counts of bribery and two counts of conspiracy for giving thousands of dollars in bribes to a program specialist with the District of Columbia D…

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