IRS Scam Busted: $93M COVID Fraud Tied To Attempted Hit On Alleged Mastermind IRS Scam Busted: $93M COVID Fraud Tied To Attempted Hit On Alleged Mastermind
IRS Scam Busted: $93M COVID Fraud Tied To Attempted Hit On Alleged Mastermind It started with a fake business. It ended with a shootout in broad daylight. Four people are facing federal charges in what prosecutors call the largest COVID-19 tax credit fraud scheme ever identified.  This $93 million operation allegedly involved fake companies, kickbacks, and a botched attempt to silence the ringleader. The sprawling indictment, unsealed in Los Angeles, details an alleged conspiracy to defraud the IRS by submitting false claims for Coronavirus Response Credits.  These federal tax refunds were designed to help small businesses cover sick and family leave wage…
Gunfire, Glock, And Fentanyl: Maryland Suspects Charged In Raid, Police Say Gunfire, Glock, And Fentanyl: Maryland Suspects Charged In Raid, Police Say
Gunfire, Glock, And Fentanyl: Maryland Suspects Charged In Raid, Police Say Gunfire rattled a Hagerstown neighborhood late Sunday night, ending in a drug seizure, a ditched Glock, and three arrests — including two suspects from Baltimore — according to police. Officers responded to the 400 block of Jonathan Street around 11:21 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2025, for a report of multiple gunshots, police said. They found numerous shell casings and drugs on the ground. Investigators quickly tracked two suspects to a nearby residence and took them into custody without incident. Officers say controlled dangerous substances were in plain view. Overnight, police secured a s…
Florida Man Shot Truck Driver On Highway, Arrested In Virginia: Police Florida Man Shot Truck Driver On Highway, Arrested In Virginia: Police
Florida Man Shot Truck Driver On Highway, Arrested In Virginia: Police A 32-year-old Florida man was arrested and charged after he shot a truck driver in the abdomen during a road rage incident on the New Jersey Turnpike in Edison on Friday, June 20, authorities said. At 10:15 a.m., troopers responded to the Turnpike after the driver of a box truck was shot in the abdomen while driving southbound, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. An investigation determined Eiver Rodriguez, who was also driving a tractor-trailer, fired one round into the front door of the victim’s box truck, Marchan said. Rodriguez fled the scene, continuing …
Toddler’s Car Shot On I-83 In Maryland; Trucker Arrested At TA Stop, State Police Say Toddler’s Car Shot On I-83 In Maryland; Trucker Arrested At TA Stop, State Police Say
Toddler’s Car Shot On I-83 In Maryland; Trucker Arrested At TA Stop, State Police Say A long-haul trucker from Illinois is behind bars in Maryland after police say he opened fire on a car with a 2-year-old inside — and he may be tied to three other highway shootings the same night. Christian Ramos, 28, of Aurora, IL, was arrested in Cecil County and is facing three counts of attempted first-degree murder and related gun charges, Maryland State Police said Friday, June 20. Troopers say Ramos fired at a Toyota Prius with three people inside, including a toddler, just before midnight on Wednesday, June 18, while they were traveling on southbound I-83 near Shawan Road in Baltimo…
Maryland Man Avoids Life Sentence After Brutal Stabbing Of Ex: Prosecutors Maryland Man Avoids Life Sentence After Brutal Stabbing Of Ex: Prosecutors
Maryland Man Avoids Life Sentence After Brutal Stabbing Of Ex: Prosecutors A Maryland man who slashed his former partner’s neck in a violent domestic stabbing will spend decades in prison — but he avoided a full life sentence, authorities announced. John Otha Dickens Jr., 35, of Lexington Park, was sentenced to life in prison with all but 58 years active after being convicted of multiple domestic violence charges stemming from two separate incidents involving the same person. Prosecutors say Dickens stabbed his ex in the neck during a domestic dispute on Feb. 13, 2023, leaving her with life-threatening injuries that required emergency medical care. At the time, D…
Woman Shot In Back During Daytime Meet-Up With Teens In Maryland: Sheriff Woman Shot In Back During Daytime Meet-Up With Teens In Maryland: Sheriff
Woman Shot In Back During Daytime Meet-Up With Teens In Maryland: Sheriff Two teens have been arrested — one just 16 — after a woman was shot in the back during a violent midday meetup in Maryland, authorities said. Deputies were called to the 700 block of Spruce Drive in Lusby around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 5, after a driver pulled up and told a passerby that she had just been shot on nearby Field Road in Lusby, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. The 24-year-old woman from Prince Frederick was found in her car suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower back, officials said. She was rushed to an area trauma center with non-life-threatening in…
Stabbing Outside Maryland High School Leaves One Hurt, One Jailed, Police Say Stabbing Outside Maryland High School Leaves One Hurt, One Jailed, Police Say
Stabbing Outside Maryland High School Leaves One Hurt, One Jailed, Police Say A 21-year-old man is facing attempted murder charges after a fight outside a Maryland high school ended in a stabbing, authorities said. Officers with the Bowie Police Department responded to a parking lot at Bowie High School just after 2:25 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, for a report of a large dispute involving multiple people outside the building. When police arrived, they found a victim suffering from non-life-threatening stab wounds, investigators said. The injured man was transported to a local hospital and was listed in stable condition. Officers quickly identified Jorge Zamudio Lozano…
Midday Maryland Quadruple Shooting: Three In Custody, Police Say Midday Maryland Quadruple Shooting: Three In Custody, Police Say
Midday Maryland Quadruple Shooting: Three In Custody, Police Say Two more suspects have been arrested in connection to a Maryland quadruple shooting that left four people injured in broad daylight — including a 60-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman, police said. The latest to be apprehended are Sha’Bria Destiny McCleod, 24, and Deshawn Gwaltney, 24.  According to Baltimore Police, the pair was taken into custody in connection to the March 29 shooting on Venable Avenue that sent four to the hospital. The shooting was reported shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, when officers from the Northern District responded to reports of gunfire in…
ROAD RAGE: I-95 Gunman In Custody After Memorial Day Shooting, Police Say ROAD RAGE: I-95 Gunman In Custody After Memorial Day Shooting, Police Say
Road Rage: I-95 Gunman In Custody After Memorial Day Shooting, Police Say A Virginia man opened fire on another car during a Memorial Day road-rage clash on I-95 in Maryland, state police said. Fredy Gonzalez-Esquivel, 22, of Leesburg, was arrested by early Tuesday morning, May 27, according to the Maryland State Police. Troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to a stretch of the interstate around 6:30 p.m. on May 26 after receiving reports of shots fired during an alleged road rage incident. The victim told troopers that someone in another car fired multiple shots at his vehicle. The victim and his passenger were not injured. Cri…
Maryland Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting Another Boy — And Himself, Police Say Maryland Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting Another Boy — And Himself, Police Say
Maryland Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting Another Boy — And Himself, Police Say A 15-year-old Baltimore boy is facing adult charges after police say he shot another teen — and accidentally shot himself during the same encounter. The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 19, in the 300 block of South Macon Street, according to Baltimore Police. When officers arrived, they found a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the arm and the 15-year-old suspect with a gunshot wound to the thigh.  Both were taken to the hospital in stable condition. Police later determined the younger teen was the shooter — and that his own injury was self-inflicted during th…
NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison
NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison A New Jersey man who nearly killed world-renowned author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack on a New York stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Hadi Matar, 27, of Fairview, NJ, was sentenced Friday, May 16, in Chautauqua County Court after a jury found him guilty in February of attempted murder and assault. The charges stem from a brutal ambush on Aug. 12, 2022, when Matar stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution, stabbing Rushdie more than a dozen times in front of a stunned audience. The attack left the 77-year-old Booker Prize-winning author blind in one eye and with seve…
'Brazen' Metrobus Shooter Who Killed Maryland Teen In Front Of Packed Bus Faces Life In Prison 'Brazen' Metrobus Shooter Who Killed Maryland Teen In Front Of Packed Bus Faces Life In Prison
'Brazen' Metrobus Shooter Who Killed Maryland Teen In Front Of Packed Bus Faces Life In Prison A man who opened fire on a crowded Metrobus in Maryland—killing one teen and shooting at another—is now facing life in prison, officials announced. Trevon Hatcherson-Ross, 23, who has no known address, was convicted Wednesday, May 14, on first-degree murder and attempted murder charges for a February 2023 bus shooting in Silver Spring, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office said. Hatcherson-Ross faces two potential life sentences plus another 45 years when he returns to court for sentencing in August, prosecutors said. The deadly shooting happened on Feb. 17, 2023, on a Metro Tran…