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Drug Dealer Avoids Life In Prison For Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Maryland Teen: DOJ
The Maryland drug dealer who authorities said sold the fentanyl dose that killed a minor will avoid a lifetime in prison. Silver Spring's Mikiyas Maryie Kefyalew, also known as “Mick,” 24, was charged with the distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the death of teen Landen Hausman, of Bethesda, US Attorney Erek Barron announced. Last week, Kefyalew pleaded guilty to the distribution of fentanyl resulting in the death. He faces up to 20 years in prison after his plea, previously having faced a lifetime behind bars. Due to the fatal overdose in January 2022, investigators said they discov…
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DOJ Sues Cargo Ship Owner Over Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse In Maryland
The Department of Justice is seeking $100 million from the Singapore-based company that owned and operated the cargo ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year. In March, the DALI left the Port of Baltimore bound for Sri Lanka, and when passing through the Fort McHenry Channel, the vessel lost power, regained the power, then lost it again before striking the bridge, which collapsed. Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Baltimore Police Department The bridge collapsed into the water below, killing six people, and the remnants of the fatal crash obstructed the cha…
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Rebuild Of Baltimore Bridge Will Be Federally-Funded, Biden Says Amid Search For 6 Workers
President Joe Biden has vowed to "move heaven and earth" to assist the people of Maryland following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday morning. Shockwaves were sent across the country on Tuesday, March 26, when America awoke to the news that the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore had collapsed, and was deemed a mass casualty event. NTSBgov Biden told Maryland Gov. Wes Moore that he and the federal government "will move heaven and earth to reopen the port and reopen the bridge as soon as possible." The rebuild is expected to be a "multi-year effor…
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Maryland Man Who Targeted, Threatened LGBTQ+ Group, Officials In DC Gets Prison Time: Feds
The Howard County man who made death threats targeting an LGBTQ+ advocacy group during an unhinged voicemail he left hours after a mass shooting will be having his phone calls monitored by prison guards for the foreseeable future, according to officials. Adam Michael Nettina, 34, of West Friendship, was sentenced to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release after admitting to making threats and sending messages to Maryland and Virginia state delegates who made statements in support of transgender people following the mass shooting in Nashville last March…
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Threats Targeting Congressman With 'His Militia' Gets MD Man Prison Time: DOJ
Federal officials say that a Maryland man will spend time behind bars after sending messages over the Internet threatening to maim and injure a US member of Congress. Annapolis resident Justin Kuchta, 40, has been sentenced to four months in federal prison, followed by a year of supervised release, after pleading guilty to making what turned out to be idle threats, authorities announced on Thursday, April 27. US Attorney Erek Barron said that a Congressman’s district office in Texas reported in July last year that it received a threatening message through an event management website t…
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Convicted Sex Offender Gets 50 Years For Abusing Minors In MD, Recording It For Years: DOJ
A convicted sex offender with a history of sexually abusing minors and recording it over the course of more than a decade in Maryland may spend the rest of his life behind bars. Baltimore resident Garnell Eugene Graves, 59, was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of a child related to his sexual abuse of multiple minor victims, authorities announced. Graves pleaded guilty in June last year in federal court. As part of his plea, Graves admitted that between 2007 and 2020, he abused …
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Maryland Man Threatening US Congressman With Murder, Militia Faces Five Years: DOJ
A Maryland man is facing years in prison after sending messages over the Internet threatening to injure a US member of Congress. Annapolis resident Justin Kuchta, 39, pleaded guilty this week to a federal charge for threatening to murder a United States Member of Commerce, officials announced following his irate rant last year. US Attorney Erek Barron said that a Congressman’s district office in Texas reported in July last year that it received a threatening message through an event management website. The threats were made targeting Sen. Ted Cruz, according to CNN. According t…
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Federal Prosecutors In Maryland Seize Websites For Illegally Live-Streaming World Cup Games
The United States may have been ousted from the World Cup prematurely, but that didn’t stop state prosecutors in Maryland from shutting down dozens of websites that have been illegally streaming games during the tournament. US Attorney Erek Barron announced the seizure of 55 separate websites for allegedly live-streaming the World Cup games for profit in violation of FIFA copyrights, effectively shuttering the sites’ services. Instead, soccer fans looking to pirate the games on the steaming sites will see a new message stating that the site has been seized by the federal government, which …
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Father Dubbed 'Clown Brown' Sentenced For Selling PCP, Cocaine, Heroin With Son In Maryland
An Annapolis resident known as "Clown Brown” won’t be laughing any time soon after being sentenced to a decade behind bars for a drug operation with his 42-year-old son. Keith Brown, 64, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison after pleading guilty last year to possession with intent to distribute phencyclidine, crack, heroin, and cocaine, officials announced. His son, Khayr Basimibnbrown, also of Annapolis, Brown’s son, received the same sentence in August after pleading guilty to the same charge. US Attorney Erek Barron said that police investigators observed Brown conduct drug dea…
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Drug Dealer Faces Life In Prison For Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Minor In Maryland: DOJ
A Maryland drug dealer faces life in prison for selling the fentanyl that killed a minor who overdosed on a counterfeit “Percocet” pill, federal officials announced. Silver Spring resident Mikiyas Maryie Kefyalew, also known as “Mick,” 24, has been charged with the distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the death of teen Landen Hausman, of Bethesda, US Attorney Erek Barron announced. As a result of the fatal overdose in January, investigators said they discovered a counterfeit pill that appeared to be 30mg of oxycodone and alleged texts between Hausman and Kefyalew. The pill was …
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Maryland Man Accused Of Making Threats Of 'His' Militia Targeting Member Of US Congress: DOJ
The Department of Justice has unsealed a criminal complaint charging a Maryland man with sending messages over the Internet threatening to injure a US member of Congress. Annapolis resident Justin Kuchta, 39, was charged with interstate communication containing a threat to injure and was scheduled to appear in US District Court in Baltimore on Wednesday, Sept. 7, authorities announced. US Attorney Erek Barron said that a Congressman’s district office in Texas reported in July that it received a threatening message through an event management website. The threats were made targeting Sen. T…
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Federal Charges For Four Maryland Men Who Ran A Multi-Million Dollar Email Compromise Scam: DOJ
Four are facing federal charges for running an elaborate email scheme to steal personal information from their victims in Maryland, according to the Department of Justice. A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging four with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft US Attorney Erek Barron announced. Those charged: Raissa Kaossele, 22, of Baltimore; Damilola Ojo, 29, of Pikesville; Victor Ojo, 28, of Edgewood; Jamelia Thompson, 29, of Pikesville. It is alleged that between April 2016 and May 2019, the four executed a “business email compromi…
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Man Who Made Threats Against Fauci, Other Feds Sentenced In Maryland
The man who admitted to making threats toward Dr. Anthony Fauci, his family, and other federal officials will spend years behind bars after being sentenced to federal prison time in Maryland. West Virginia resident Thomas Patrick Connally, Jr., 57, was sentenced to 37 months in prison by US District Judge Paula Xinis for making threats against a federal official, specifically for sending emails threatening to harm Fauci. Connally also admitted to threatening Dr. Francis Collins, the former Director of the NIH, Dr. Rachel Levine, the former Secretary of Health for the State of Pennsylva…
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Man Admits To Role In Maryland Murder-For-Hire Involving Jilted Husband
A third co-conspirator may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted for his role in a murder-for-hire conspiracy in Maryland involving a cheating wife and vengeful husband, federal officials announced. Jose David Navarro Cervellon, 41, of Norcross, Georgia, was convicted following an eight-day trial on federal charges for serving as a middle-man involving a man who wanted his wife killed for cheating, Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek Barron said. Navarro was an associate of Silver Springs resident Miguel Angel Ayala Rivera, 28, the leader of the Pinos Locos Sal…
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Final Cherry Hill Gang Member Admits To Racketeering Conspiracy In Maryland: DOJ
A Cherry Hill Gang member in Maryland has become the latest to admit to his role in a racketeering conspiracy that included the murder of a person mistakenly believed to be a rival gang member, federal officials announced. Travis “Sticks” Alewine, 30, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise in connection with his membership in the “Hillside” gang, operating in the Cherry Hill neighborhood of Baltimore. US Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek Barron said that the ”Hillside” gang “distributed powder and crack cocaine, heroin, oxyc…
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DOJ Launches Civil Rights Probe Into Maryland State Police Hiring Practices
A federal investigation has been launched by the Department of Justice into alleged racially discriminatory hiring practices within the Maryland State Police. On Friday, July 15, US Attorney Erek Barron and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced that they have opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into the department under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, and religion, according to the DOJ. The investigation wil…
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