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Banned From Internet, Pervert Caught With Child Porn Again Months After Release: DOJ
It took Jesse Lee Wise less than four months to reoffend after he was released from prison on child porn charges, federal authorities say.
The Norfolk man was sentenced to 10 more years in prison after he attempted to view child sexual abuse material (CSAM) while on supervised release for a previous conviction.
Wise was released on April 18, 2025, and was caught again on Aug. 13, 2025.
According to court documents, in January 2010, Wise, 42, was sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison, followed by a lifetime term of supervised release, after being convicted of attempted enticement o…
Con Man Claimed MLB Career While Scamming Women, Dodging Sex Offender Registry In DMV: DOJ
He said he was going pro in baseball — but what he really went pro in was lying, scamming, and disappearing from the sex offender registry, prosecutors in Virginia say.
Now, he's going to prison.
A Roanoke man who told women he was a Major League Baseball prospect, forged six-figure checks, used burner phones to impersonate team officials, and failed to register as a sex offender pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year, federal officials announced.
Now, Janike Dunbar Holt — a man who goes by many names — has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison.
Holt, 29 — also known as…
Maryland Prison Inmate Found Dead In Cell, Cellmate Suspect In Homicide Probe: State Police
A Maryland prison inmate was found dead inside his cell, sparking a homicide investigation, authorities announced.
Donyell Cornell Morris, 24, was pronounced dead on Sunday, Aug. 31, after he was discovered unresponsive on his bunk at the Eastern Correctional Institute in Westover, according to Maryland State Police.
Correctional officers found Morris shortly before 5:40 p.m. and called emergency medical service personnel, who pronounced him dead at the scene, investigators said.
Police said Morris had been inside a cell with another inmate before his death. That inmate has been identified…
Luigi Mangione Musical Is Real, And It's Sold Out
A new musical rooted in true crime and real-world headlines is making waves for its surreal premise — and stranger backstory.
The creators of Luigi The Musical, which centers on controversial figure Luigi Mangione, say it will offer a unique blend of comedy and social critique, distancing itself from any glorification of violence.
It will premiere on Friday, June 13, in San Francisco, at the Taylor Street Theater. Tickets for all five of its initial performances are sold out, with new dates expected to be announced, according to the show’s website.
Mangione, a 27-year-old Maryland native, …
Motel Murderer Claims Woman He Killed Is Alive, Gets Max 40 Years
A New York native who claimed his victim was still alive has been sentenced to the maximum prison term for beating her to death in a Luzerne County motel room, authorities announced.
Joseph Alan Sarmiento, 40, of Quakertown, was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison on Thursday, May 1, for the third-degree murder of Helena Johnson, 38, of Massachusetts, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday.
Sarmiento had been staying with Johnson at the Red Carpet Inn on North Church Street in Hazle Township in June 2021 when, investigators say, he fatally beat her and left her body in the bathtu…
Father-Son Scammers In Maryland Sentenced For Laundering Millions Through Drugs, Bitcoin: Feds
A 72-year-old Maryland father and his 38-year-old son have been sentenced for a money laundering conspiracy involving Bitcoins and Xanax, federal authorities announced.
Joseph Farace, 72, of Sparks, Maryland, received a 19-month federal prison sentence that will be followed by two years of supervised release.
His son, Ryan Farace, of Reisterstown, a previously convicted felon, got a 54-month sentence, US Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron said in a joint release.
Ryan Farace was first convicted for a scheme to manufacture and sell Xanax in exchange for Bitcoin throu…
