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Severely Emaciated Dog Rescued From NY Home, Husband And Wife Charged: Authorities
A Long Island husband and wife were hit with animal cruelty charges after their dog was found severely emaciated, weighing nearly half his expected weight, authorities said.
Michael O’Brien, 39, and Jenecia O’Brien, 37, both of Sound Beach, failed to provide enough food, water, and veterinary care for their dog, Kobe, from early this year into October, the Suffolk County SPCA said Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Kobe, a 5-year-old Coonhound-Boxer mix, weighed just 37 pounds when he was brought for veterinary care, well below the expected 65 to 67 pounds for a dog of his breed and age, the SPCA said.
Kob…
Campaign Treasurer Pleads Guilty To Stealing $1M, Including From US Congressional Race
A former political campaign treasurer who stole more than $1 million from clients across the country, including a Pennsylvania congressional campaign, has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges, authorities announced.
Yolanda Brown, 47, also known as Yolanda Rumph, of Arlington, Virginia, entered her guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Chad F. Kenney in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to U.S. Attorney David Metcalf. The FBI Philadelphia division shared the case on Thursday, Oct. 8.
Brown owned and operated Brown Financial & Consulting Services Group LLC, providin…
Range Rover, Mercedes, $4M Property: Maryland CEO Accused In $100M COVID Fraud: DOJ
COVID-19 testing became a multimillion-dollar payday for a Maryland businessman whose spending included a Range Rover, a Mercedes-Benz, and a $4 million property, according to federal prosecutors.
Marc Aaron Potash, 57, of Rockville, is facing a 13-count federal indictment tied to an alleged $100 million healthcare fraud scheme involving his Gaithersburg company, Tiero LLC, which investigators say collected more than $50 million from insurers for COVID tests that weren't performed as billed.
The operation allegedly began in January 2022, when COVID testing was still commonplace, and insuran…
Head Trauma, Severe Dehydration: Baltimore Mom Charged In Death Of 2-Month-Old Son
He was only two months old, unable to speak or care for himself, when his life came to a tragic end in Maryland.
Now, more than a year after baby Malik Woodard died, his mother, 20-year-old Taylor Williams, has been arrested in Baltimore following an investigation that determined the infant suffered head trauma, severe dehydration, and malnutrition.
Williams was taken into custody on Monday, Oct. 5, nearly 14 months after officers were called to the intersection of Loch Raven Boulevard and Gorsuch Avenue on Aug. 31, 2025, for a report of a baby who was not breathing.
Malik was rushed to Jo…
Car Gets Towed, Shed Goes Up In Flames: Two Arrested In Maryland Arson Revenge Plot
A towed car sparked a fiery act of revenge in Maryland, and now two men are behind bars, accused of turning a parking dispute into an arson plot.
Clayton John Baynard III, 36, of Federalsburg, and Reuben Jerome Johnson Jr., 36, of New Castle, Delaware, have been arrested following an investigation into an intentionally set fire at the Federal Manor Apartment Complex in Caroline County, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office.
Investigators say Johnson wanted revenge over a vehicle that had been towed from the property and enlisted Baynard to set the fire.
Baynard allegedly ob…
Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police
A 29-year-old Pennsylvania man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend, held her and her four children hostage, then shot himself in the head following a multi-county police chase has died, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 12.
Tobias John-Allen Click, of Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, was pronounced dead at approximately 8:25 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, by the Cumberland County Coroner's Office, according to an update from East Lampeter Township Police.
Click died from injuries sustained from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said.
His death came one d…
119 Amtrak Workers Across 7 States, DC Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme
At least 119 Amtrak employees across seven states and Washington, D.C., were implicated in a $12 million health care fraud scheme — the largest employee criminal conspiracy in the railroad's history, federal investigators said.
Three men connected to the scheme, including a Pennsylvania Amtrak employee and two New York medical providers, were sentenced in federal court in New Jersey on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and Thursday, Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The defendants were Devon Burt, 53, of Blue Bell, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Michael DeNicola, 64, a former New York pod…
Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days
A family preparing to welcome a baby boy in just five days was nearly wiped out in a mass shooting that killed three generations of relatives, including a pregnant mother, her two young children, her parents, and her two brothers, according to family accounts.
Angelina Stone, 24, also known online as Dej Shanti, was eight months pregnant with a son she planned to name Kyrie when she was killed alongside her 5-year-old son, Isiah Hodges, and her 22-month-old daughter, Amari'anna, in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Oct. 9.
Her mother, Michelle Stone, 44, and brothers Matthew Stone II, 19, and …
Fake Police Badge, Storage Unit, Threats: DC Predator Who Terrorized Two Women Learns Fate
A single date turned into a three-day nightmare for a woman who was threatened with death, held in a storage unit, and sexually assaulted by a DC man who claimed to have police officers in his pocket.
Maurice Spears, 34, was sentenced to 65 years and 180 days in prison for sexually abusing two women in separate attacks in 2024, including a second victim he approached with the promise of helping her get shoes.
According to federal prosecutors, Spears used threats, intimidation, and claims of connections to law enforcement to control both women, subjecting them to a combined eight days of abu…
Boy Among Three Critically Injured As DC House Fire Sends Six To Hospitals (Photos)
Three people, including a child, were critically injured when a fire ripped through a DC home before sunrise, sending six people to the hospital.
The blaze broke out shortly before 5 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, in the 600 block of Geranium Street NW, where firefighters arrived to find flames and smoke coming from both the front and back of a two-story house.
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A man, woman, and boy suffered the most serious injuries, according to DC Fire and EMS.
Another woman and two children were also rushed to hospitals, though their injuries were not considered life…
