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Former Police Lieutenant In MD Gets Prison Time For Tax Evasion Scheme: Feds Former Police Lieutenant In MD Gets Prison Time For Tax Evasion Scheme: Feds
Former Police Lieutenant In MD Gets Prison Time For Tax Evasion Scheme: Feds A former top cop in Maryland will spend more than a year with some of the people he helped locked up after attempting to dupe federal investigators amid an ongoing tax evasion scheme. Edward Scott Finn, 48, of Dunkirk, a former lieutenant with the Prince George’s County Police Department, was sentenced on Monday, May 15, to 16 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release for a tax evasion charge, according to officials. At the time he working with the department - between December 1995 and April 2021 - Finn also owned and operated Edward Finn Inc., a private compan…

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by Zak Failla
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Charges Dropped For Prince George's County Police Officers Accused Of Double-Dipping: Report Charges Dropped For Prince George's County Police Officers Accused Of Double-Dipping: Report
Charges Dropped For Prince George's County Police Officers Accused Of Double-Dipping: Report Charges have been dropped against the 13 Prince George's County police officers accused of being involved in a double-dipping scheme, leaving the police department to investigate the claims against the officers internally, reports NBC Washington. New witness statements, as well as detailed records and witness impeachment materials received by the State's Attorney's office resulted in the charges being dropped. The charges were originally filed late summer of 2022 after the officers were allegedly earning two salaries illegally, continues the outlet. Former police lieutenant Edward Scott Fin…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Small Typo Sends Man To Prison During Martha's Vineyard Vacation Small Typo Sends Man To Prison During Martha's Vineyard Vacation
Small Typo Sends Man To Prison During Martha's Vineyard Vacation A Philadelphia man hoping to enjoy a week on Martha's Vineyard wound up in jail because of a nearly 10-year-old typo, CBS Boston reports.  Angus McCoubrey, 37, and his wife were involved in a minor fender bender at the start of their weeklong stay on the island last month and thought little of it when they called police to report the incident, the outlet said. But a few minutes after the couple made the call, McCoubrey said he noticed an Edgartown patrol car racing to catch up with them.  The officer ordered him out of the car and put McCoubrey in handcuffs, CBS said. The charge? …

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by Josh Lanier