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Inside $6M Car Theft Ring That Used Stolen IDs, Key Fobs, Tow Trucks To Swipe Vehicles
A $6 million car theft operation had more than one way to make a vehicle disappear, federal prosecutors say.
Maryland resident Deonte Holden, 30, of Hyattsville, and Clifford Flemming Smith Jr., 38, of Columbus, Ohio, were convicted by a federal jury in Virginia on Thursday, Sept. 24, for their roles in a sprawling multi-state scheme involving more than 150 stolen vehicles.
And according to prosecutors, the operation went well beyond simply stealing cars off the street.
Members of the conspiracy used the identities of real people without their knowledge to buy or attempt to buy new and use…
Fake FBI 'Election Security' Agent Brought Glock-Looking Air Pistol To Virginia Polls: Feds
This was one Election Day assignment that never came from headquarters.
A Virginia man admitted on Friday, Sept. 25, that he dressed the part, flashed fake credentials and posed as an FBI agent while voters were casting ballots at a Falls Church elementary school during the 2024 federal election, according to federal prosecutors.
Alex Chieu Nguyen, 44, of Annandale, pleaded guilty to impersonating a federal officer and possessing imitation federal law enforcement credentials.
And prosecutors say he went all-in on the act.
On Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, Nguyen rolled up to Timber Lane Elem…
Maryland Drug Crew Used Teen Dealers, Smashed Phones During Takedown, Feds Say
The stash houses had been found. The street shop had been spotted. Then came the smashed cell phones.
Two Maryland men accused of running a large-scale Baltimore drug operation were indicted on Friday, Sept. 25, days after federal agents swept through locations tied to the organization and allegedly recovered kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine and several guns.
Charles “Bok” Byers, 48, and Darryl “DJ” Hairston Jr., 48, both of Baltimore, are accused of running an operation that moved drugs from a Northeast Baltimore stash house to multiple locations, including an open-air drug market on Druid H…
Boozing 'Chi Town' Smashed Stranger With Liquor Bottle At Maryland Bus Stop, Jury Finds
A Maryland man's booze-fueled search for his girlfriend ended with a stranger bloodied at a bus stop, prosecutors say.
Alford Delone Johnson, 46, of Abingdon, had been drinking and was agitated while looking for his girlfriend in Aberdeen on Nov. 7, 2025, before turning his attention to two men waiting for public transportation on East Bel Air Avenue, according to the Harford County State's Attorney's Office.
One of them never saw it coming.
Prosecutors said Johnson walked up to a 31-year-old man and, without provocation, struck him in the face with a liquor bottle.
The blow left the vict…
