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Predator Who Stalked, Kidnapped Victims In Maryland, Virginia Gets 20 Years: Feds Predator Who Stalked, Kidnapped Victims In Maryland, Virginia Gets 20 Years: Feds
Predator Who Stalked, Kidnapped Victims In Maryland, Virginia Gets 20 Years: Feds A violent predator who orchestrated two terrifying kidnappings in Virginia and Maryland—one of which ended in gunfire—will spend nearly 20 years behind bars, federal authorities announced. District resident Tyree Eugene McCombs, 29, was sentenced to 228 months in federal prison this week, for his role in the September 2022 abduction and armed robbery of a couple in Alexandria, and the November 2022 kidnapping, robbery, and shooting of a 25-year-old woman in Maryland and DC. McCombs, who was already on supervised release for a previous violent crime at the time of the attacks, pleaded guilty…

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Former Gilman School Teacher Who Blackmailed, Cyberstalked Boy In Maryland Learns Fate: Feds Former Gilman School Teacher Who Blackmailed, Cyberstalked Boy In Maryland Learns Fate: Feds
Former Gilman School Teacher Who Blackmailed, Cyberstalked Boy In Maryland Learns Fate: Feds A former teacher at the Gilman School in Baltimore who was convicted on child porn, cyberstalking, and other offenses following a brief trial is going to spend decades behind bars, federal authorities announced. Christopher Kenji Bendann, 40, was sentenced to 35 years in prison - followed by a lifetime of supervised release - in connection to the sexual exploitation of a minor over the course of more than a year.  According to prosecutors, between September 2017 and February 2019, Bendann produced multiple videos of a teen boy engaged in sexually-explicit conduct that were saved t…

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Convicted Sex Offender In Maryland Gets Decades In Prison For Preying On Minors Online: Feds Convicted Sex Offender In Maryland Gets Decades In Prison For Preying On Minors Online: Feds
Convicted Sex Offender In Maryland Gets Decades In Prison For Preying On Minors Online: Feds A previously convicted sex offender in Maryland who targeted underage girls using online apps is going to spend decades in prison, federal authorities announced. Beltsville resident Brian Patrick Werth, 40, has been sentenced to 37 years in prison after being convicted by a jury at a three-day trial for producing child sexual abuse material. Werth was convicted of coercing and enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct and engaging with a minor as a registered sex offender. According to court documents, between January 2021 and June 2021, Werth communicated with unde…

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Twice-Convicted Sex Offender From Baltimore Gets Life For Exploiting 16 Children: Feds Twice-Convicted Sex Offender From Baltimore Gets Life For Exploiting 16 Children: Feds
Twice-Convicted Sex Offender From Baltimore Gets Life For Exploiting 16 Children: Feds A twice-convicted sex offender in Maryland who sexually abused more than a dozen minors is set to spend the rest of his life in prison, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. Gary Rocky Jones, 43, of Baltimore, was sentenced by a judge to life in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for the sexual exploitation of 16 minors.  According to prosecutors, two times between 2014 and 2015, Jones produced images and videos of a young boy - who was between the ages of 14 and 15 at the time - to engage in sexually explicit conduct. Additionally, as detail…

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From Squad Car To Cell: Baltimore Carjacker Learns Fate In Court After Targeting Detective From Squad Car To Cell: Baltimore Carjacker Learns Fate In Court After Targeting Detective
From Squad Car To Cell: Baltimore Carjacker Learns Fate In Court After Targeting Detective A Baltimore man who carjacked a police detective at gunpoint and fled in his unmarked vehicle will spend the next 12 years in federal prison, authorities announced. Trevon Gardner, 23, was sentenced Friday, Dec. 6, by U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher to 12 years behind bars, followed by five years of supervised release, for the armed carjacking of Baltimore Police Department Detective Aaron Cain, according to the US Attorney’s Office. The incident occurred on May 3, 2022, at a 7-Eleven store on South Hanover Street in Baltimore’s Cherry Hill neighborhood.  Surveillance foota…

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Predator Preying On Maryland Teens While Out On Bail Learns Prison Fate: Feds Predator Preying On Maryland Teens While Out On Bail Learns Prison Fate: Feds
Predator Preying On Maryland Teens While Out On Bail Learns Prison Fate: Feds The Maryland man who used multiple phones and online apps to target teens - even while he was out on bail and charges were pending - will spend years in prison for coercing and enticing minors, federal authorities announced. Michael Vance Culpepper, 56, of Walkersville, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after being busted by an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl online, and then doubling down after being released by a judge. He had faced life in prison. According to his guilty plea, in April and May 2023, Culpepper used cellphones and online applications to "persuade…

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Serial Bank Robber Who Made Multiple Murder Threats In Baltimore Heading To Prison: Feds Serial Bank Robber Who Made Multiple Murder Threats In Baltimore Heading To Prison: Feds
Serial Bank Robber Who Made Multiple Murder Threats In Baltimore Heading To Prison: Feds A 34-year-old man who terrorized banks and business owners over the course of several weeks in 2022 will spend more than a decade behind bars, federal authorities announced. Baltimore resident Dexter Nikoe Eaton was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for armed bank robbery, related to a series of bank and armed commercial robberies. According to his plea agreement, Eaton admitted to committing six separate robberies between June 3, 2022, and July 30, 2022, during which he made several murder threats. The spree began at a bank in the…

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Man Who Made Thousands Of Harassing Calls From MD To Congressional Offices Sentenced: Feds Man Who Made Thousands Of Harassing Calls From MD To Congressional Offices Sentenced: Feds
Man Who Made Thousands Of Harassing Calls From MD To Congressional Offices Sentenced: Feds A Queens man who made more than 12,000 calls to dozens of Congressional offices and threatened to kill a staffer has been sentenced to more than a year in prison, federal authorities announced. Ade Salim Lilly, 35, was sentenced to 13 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release for making threats and "conducting a campaign of pervasive harassing communications against members of Congress," according to the US Attorney's Office. Court documents state that beginning in early February 2022, and continuing through his arrest in November last year, Lilly made more than 12,…

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Maryland Woman Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Minors For Cash Sentenced For Exploitation: Feds Maryland Woman Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Minors For Cash Sentenced For Exploitation: Feds
Maryland Woman Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Minors For Cash Sentenced For Exploitation: Feds A Maryland woman has been sentenced to decades in prison for sexually exploiting a child, federal authorities announced on Tuesday. Hagerstown native Ashley Marie Tibbs, 34, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for sexually abusing two children. According to her guilty plea, Tibbs sexually abused two minors who were between the ages of 2 and 5, which she filmed, and sent to John Balch in exchange for cash. Balch - who has already been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the exploitation of six minors - paid Tibbs a total of $38,325 …

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Sex Offender Posing As Teen On Instagram To Entice Minors In Maryland Gets Prison Time: Feds Sex Offender Posing As Teen On Instagram To Entice Minors In Maryland Gets Prison Time: Feds
Sex Offender Posing As Teen On Instagram To Entice Minors In Maryland Gets Prison Time: Feds A convicted sex offender from Anne Arundel County received prison time in Maryland for child porn offenses after targeting minors on social media, federal authorities announced. Pasadena resident Jacob Joseph Muir was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, followed by 30 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of receipt of child porn. According to his plea agreement, between July and August 2019, Muir pretended to be a teenage boy to entice minors to send him sexually explicit photos through Instagram. During the investigation into Muir, prosecutors say that it…

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Convicted Sex Offender Gets 30 Years For Sexually Exploiting, Abusing Minor In Maryland: Feds Convicted Sex Offender Gets 30 Years For Sexually Exploiting, Abusing Minor In Maryland: Feds
Convicted Sex Offender Gets 30 Years For Sexually Exploiting, Abusing Minor In Maryland: Feds A 47-year-old predator who preyed on minors will spend decades in prison for sexually exploiting children in Maryland, federal authorities announced. Hagerstown resident Matthew Molnar was sentenced to 30 years in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release for the sexual exploitation of a child. According to prosecutors, in 2015, Molnar was convicted of possession of child pornography, and between 2020 and 2021, he was in touch with a minor in Florida, who he coerced into producing sexually explicit videos for him. He later traveled to visit the minor, claiming that he was 17 years…

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'Patient Broker' From Balto Goes To Federal Prison For Preying On NJ Drug Addicts 'Patient Broker' From Balto Goes To Federal Prison For Preying On NJ Drug Addicts
'Patient Broker' From Balto Goes To Federal Prison For Preying On NJ Drug Addicts A Baltimore man was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for paying people to bribe drug addicts in New Jersey to go to specific rehab centers -- some as far as California. John Devlin, 37, is one of seven people who took deals from the government and admitted participating in a plot to defraud health insurance companies through patient brokering in several states, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. The confessed schemers enlisted "recruiters" to pay users addicted to heroin and other drugs with "robust" private health insurance several thousand dollars to ent…

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Financial Advisor Stole Elderly Client's $1M Life Savings In 'Heartless' Maryland Scheme: Feds Financial Advisor Stole Elderly Client's $1M Life Savings In 'Heartless' Maryland Scheme: Feds
Financial Advisor Stole Elderly Client's $1M Life Savings In 'Heartless' Maryland Scheme: Feds The financial advisor in Maryland who stole the American Dream from a man who tirelessly worked his entire life to enjoy his retirement will spend years in prison after admitting to stealing his life savings during a long-ranging scam. Eddy Blizzard, 45, of Havre de Grace, pleaded guilty late last year in connection to a bank fraud scheme in which he embezzled upwards of $1 million from an elderly client's retirement account. On Thursday, May 2, federal authorities announced that Blizzard has been sentenced to 42 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. “Eddy Blizzard…

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Convicted Killer From Maryland On Parole Sentenced For Drug Trafficking In DC Convicted Killer From Maryland On Parole Sentenced For Drug Trafficking In DC
Convicted Killer From Maryland On Parole Sentenced For Drug Trafficking In DC A convicted murderer from Maryland who was a known enforcer for a DC street crew has been sentenced for drug trafficking in the District and discharging a machine gun, authorities announced. District Heights resident Trenton Robinson - also known as "Zulu" - has been sentenced to 234 months (19.5 years) in prison for his role in the crew that distributed more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, as well as oxycodone and codeine throughout the region. The 28-year-old also used, carried, brandished, and discharged firearms during their drug trafficking crimes in the Congress Heights nei…

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Mask-Wearing Carjacker With An Eye For BMWs In DMV Region Gets 10 Years In Prison: Feds Mask-Wearing Carjacker With An Eye For BMWs In DMV Region Gets 10 Years In Prison: Feds
Mask-Wearing Carjacker With An Eye For BMWs In DMV Region Gets 10 Years In Prison: Feds A carjacker from Maryland who targeted high-end vehicles throughout the DMV region will spend years in prison for a series of incidents, federal authorities announced. Hagerstown native Carlos Guardado-Eagle, 22, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a series of armed carjackings and an attempt that was thwarted back in 2022. According to his guilty plea, between May 15, 2022, and June 1, 2022, Guardado-Eagle and a second suspect carjacked four victims at gunpoint - all BMWs - and attempted a fifth, though the victim would not surrender…

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Former Correctional Officer Gets Time For Sexually Abusing Inmates At MD Prison: Feds Former Correctional Officer Gets Time For Sexually Abusing Inmates At MD Prison: Feds
Former Correctional Officer Gets Time For Sexually Abusing Inmates At MD Prison: Feds A former correctional officer in Maryland will spend years on the other side of the bars after admitting to violating prisoners' civil rights, prosecutors say. Baltimore native Owen Nesmith, 54, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 20, to multiple charges that include the depravation of rights under the color of law and making false statements for having sexual contact with victims at the Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup. On Thursday, officials announced that Nesmith has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for abusing the inmates. Nesmith was the acting lieutenant at…

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Serial Bank Robber Who Repeatedly Violated Supervised Release In Maryland Sentenced: DOJ Serial Bank Robber Who Repeatedly Violated Supervised Release In Maryland Sentenced: DOJ
Serial Bank Robber Who Repeatedly Violated Supervised Release In Maryland Sentenced: DOJ A serial bank robber who was serving out the final months of her sentence for a previous offense in Maryland couldn’t help but get back to her old ways and will spend decades behind bars after being busted targeting branches in Montgomery County. Christopher Michael Cline, also known as “Carisa Cline,” 46, of Gaithersburg, has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to bank robbery and admitting to violating terms of her release for previous federal bank robbery convictions, prosecutors announced. According to the pl…

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Fraudster Resentenced For Stealing IDs Of Hundreds Of Victims In $2.2M Scheme In Maryland Fraudster Resentenced For Stealing IDs Of Hundreds Of Victims In $2.2M Scheme In Maryland
Fraudster Resentenced For Stealing IDs Of Hundreds Of Victims In $2.2M Scheme In Maryland A Columbia man has been sentenced to 126 months in federal prison after two separate schemes to obtain fraudulent tax refunds, authorities say. Toyosi Alatishe, also known as "Felix Victor Johnson", 51, was re-sentenced Tuesday, July 12, after he appealed his 2019 conviction and sentencing. The new sentence reduced the original by six months, and rejected a request for time served. From 2012 to 2013, Alatishe misused his position as a caretaker for residents of a group home for individuals suffering from severe mental and physical disabilities, and used their information to file fraudulent …

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Serial Robber Sentenced For Repeated Armed Robberies In Maryland Serial Robber Sentenced For Repeated Armed Robberies In Maryland
Serial Robber Sentenced For Repeated Armed Robberies In Maryland A serial robber who targeted multiple retail stores during a four-month crime spree has been sentenced for committing at least 10 armed robberies in the Baltimore area, federal officials announced. Baltimore resident Marquis Moore, 35, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for committing a series of armed commercial robberies and for brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, they said. As part of the guilty plea, Moore admitted that between at least November 2018 and March 2019, he participated in at least …

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