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Former CIA Official Admits $194M Fraud Scheme After 298 Gold Bars Found At Virginia Home: Feds Former CIA Official Admits $194M Fraud Scheme After 298 Gold Bars Found At Virginia Home: Feds Former CIA Official Admits $194M Fraud Scheme After 298 Gold Bars Found At Virginia Home: Feds
Former CIA Official Admits $194M Fraud Scheme After 298 Gold Bars Found At Virginia Home: Feds David Rush's golden run came crashing down in Virginia. The 49-year-old Ashburn man and former CIA officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 6 to orchestrating a staggering fraud scheme that siphoned approximately $194 million from the federal government, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Rush wasn't some outsider trying to crack the system. He was inside it. Federal prosecutors say Rush held a senior executive-level government position, complete with a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance. He got there, in part, by lyin…

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by Zak Failla
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Eagles Legend Lane Johnson Suddenly Retires: 'Time To Say Goodbye To Football' Eagles Legend Lane Johnson Suddenly Retires: 'Time To Say Goodbye To Football' Eagles Legend Lane Johnson Suddenly Retires: 'Time To Say Goodbye To Football'
Eagles Legend Lane Johnson Suddenly Retires: 'Time To Say Goodbye To Football' Philadelphia Eagles legend Lane Johnson is walking away from football after 14 seasons, two Super Bowl championships, and nearly a decade and a half protecting the Birds' quarterbacks. Johnson, 36, announced his retirement from the NFL in a statement posted to X on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 6, saying his priorities have shifted toward his family and mental health. "Philadelphia. You truly are the City of Brotherly Love. The best fans and the most prideful city in the entire world," Johnson wrote. The six-time Pro Bowl and two-time All-Pro right tackle said he had hoped to return for one fina…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Morning Ride Turns Deadly For Harley Rider, 26, In Maryland Crash With Mustang: Sheriff Morning Ride Turns Deadly For Harley Rider, 26, In Maryland Crash With Mustang: Sheriff Morning Ride Turns Deadly For Harley Rider, 26, In Maryland Crash With Mustang: Sheriff
Morning Ride Turns Deadly For Harley Rider, 26, In Maryland Crash With Mustang: Sheriff Treyquan Johnson never made it home from an early-morning ride in Maryland. The 26-year-old Pocomoke City-area man was riding a Harley-Davidson when he and the driver of a Ford Mustang crashed shortly before 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the area of Old Virginia Road and Ocean Highway. By the time first responders arrived, there was nothing they could do for Johnson, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver escaped serious injury and was checked out without being taken to a hospital, according to the Worcester County Sheriff's Office. Now investigators are trying to piece to…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland DUI Suspect 'Mule Kicked' Deputy, Ripped Bolts From Jail Cell Benches: Sheriff Maryland DUI Suspect 'Mule Kicked' Deputy, Ripped Bolts From Jail Cell Benches: Sheriff Maryland DUI Suspect 'Mule Kicked' Deputy, Ripped Bolts From Jail Cell Benches: Sheriff
Maryland DUI Suspect 'Mule Kicked' Deputy, Ripped Bolts From Jail Cell Benches: Sheriff Na’Jer Khalil Robert Ayres went down swinging during his DWI arrest in Maryland. The Salisbury man took on all comers over the weekend after admitting to having a few beers before getting behind the wheel and parking in a questionable spot, according to the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office. Shortly after 1 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, a deputy on patrol in the area of the US Route 13 Bypass and Coulbourn Mill Road spotted a vehicle parked in the emergency turnaround. While speaking with the driver, later identified as Ayres, investigators say deputies observed multiple indicators of impa…

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by Zak Failla
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'Euphoria' Thought She Hit For $100K, Then Came A $440K Lottery Surprise For Maryland Mom 'Euphoria' Thought She Hit For $100K, Then Came A $440K Lottery Surprise For Maryland Mom 'Euphoria' Thought She Hit For $100K, Then Came A $440K Lottery Surprise For Maryland Mom
'Euphoria' Thought She Hit For $100K, Then Came A $440K Lottery Surprise For Maryland Mom “Euphoria” has never been a more appropriate nickname. A Maryland woman who adopted the fitting moniker after winning a $540,000 Multi-Match jackpot turned a spare $2 into a life-changing payday during an unlikely stop in Towson, where a few taps on a Lottery machine produced the kind of Quick Pick that was anything but ordinary. The Linthicum woman had been attending an event in Baltimore County and found herself in an area she rarely visits when she stopped at the Shell station at 935 York Road, according to the Maryland Lottery. She had $6 in cash in her pocket and decided to spend $2 o…

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by Zak Failla
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'Jefe' Threatened To Expose Teen After Tricking Her On Instagram In Maryland, Feds Say 'Jefe' Threatened To Expose Teen After Tricking Her On Instagram In Maryland, Feds Say 'Jefe' Threatened To Expose Teen After Tricking Her On Instagram In Maryland, Feds Say
'Jefe' Threatened To Expose Teen After Tricking Her On Instagram In Maryland, Feds Say "Jefe" was not who he appeared to be. Now the 21-year-old Frederick man is facing more than a decade in prison after posing as a teen to prey on a minor online before threatening to expose her, federal authorities announced. Gleybar Josue Ramirez-Clemente pleaded guilty on Monday, Oct. 5, to sexual exploitation of a child, admitting that he used a fake Instagram persona to target the girl beginning in July 2025. The victim was 15 and 16 years old during the abuse, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland. Using the name “Jefe,” Ramirez-Clemente told the girl he w…

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by Zak Failla
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86 Arrested In Massive Maryland Sweep Targeting Killings, Shootings, Robberies: Police 86 Arrested In Massive Maryland Sweep Targeting Killings, Shootings, Robberies: Police 86 Arrested In Massive Maryland Sweep Targeting Killings, Shootings, Robberies: Police
86 Arrested In Massive Maryland Sweep Targeting Killings, Shootings, Robberies: Police For nearly two weeks, the net kept tightening across Maryland. From Sept. 14 through Sept. 26, Baltimore Police joined local, state and federal law enforcement partners for a sweeping warrant operation that resulted in 86 arrests and 92 warrants served across Baltimore, officials announced on Tuesday, Oct. 6.  Among those taken into custody were four people wanted in connection with deaths and three suspects tied to attempted murder cases involving non-fatal shootings. The operation reached well beyond those seven cases. Police said warrants were also served in connection with eight …

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FedEx Driver Who Went Extra Mile For Neighbors Now Needs Their Help: 'I'm Still Here, Thankful' FedEx Driver Who Went Extra Mile For Neighbors Now Needs Their Help: 'I'm Still Here, Thankful' FedEx Driver Who Went Extra Mile For Neighbors Now Needs Their Help: 'I'm Still Here, Thankful'
FedEx Driver Who Went Extra Mile For Neighbors Now Needs Their Help: 'I'm Still Here, Thankful' For years, Joe Miles kept showing up at their doors. Now, his DC neighborhood is showing up for him. Miles, a longtime FedEx driver who became a familiar face around Kalorama over more than a decade, has been off his route since January while facing another battle with cancer, according to a fundraiser launched on his behalf. This time, it is multiple myeloma. Miles previously battled kidney and bladder cancer before being diagnosed with the blood cancer, organizer Kristen Lund said. His treatment has already been grueling. Miles is undergoing his fifth cycle of chemotherapy at …

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Three Amish Measles Victims ID’d; Here's Why They Weren’t Vaccinated Three Amish Measles Victims ID’d; Here's Why They Weren’t Vaccinated Three Amish Measles Victims ID’d; Here's Why They Weren’t Vaccinated
Three Amish Measles Victims ID’d; Here's Why They Weren’t Vaccinated Three Amish Lancaster County residents who died during Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak have been identified, and none was unvaccinated because of their religious beliefs. The victims — Ivan S. Miller, Mary S. Stoltzfus, and Katie L. Lapp — were two infants too young to receive the measles vaccine and a 20-year-old woman whose leukemia treatment left her unable to get it. Their obituaries were published by Shivery Family Funeral Homes. Lapp was the unvaccinated Lancaster County resident whose death was announced by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday, Sept. 30, as the state’s…

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'Cobra Kai' Actor Kevin Saunders' Leukemia Returns After He Fought Back To Acting 'Cobra Kai' Actor Kevin Saunders' Leukemia Returns After He Fought Back To Acting 'Cobra Kai' Actor Kevin Saunders' Leukemia Returns After He Fought Back To Acting
'Cobra Kai' Actor Kevin Saunders' Leukemia Returns After He Fought Back To Acting Kevin Saunders had fought his way back to the camera. The Montgomery County native and Maryland actor reached remission after a battle with leukemia that began last year, rebuilt his strength, and returned to the career he had spent more than a decade pursuing. Then, while filming a commercial, Saunders learned the cancer had returned. “With heavy hearts, we share that Kevin’s leukemia has returned,” his family wrote in a new fundraiser launched as he begins another round of treatment. Saunders is back in the hospital, where chemotherapy has begun and doctors are preparing him for a bone …

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'Fat Goat' Stood Lookout As Kidnapped Men Were Stripped, Held In Mercedes In DC: Feds 'Fat Goat' Stood Lookout As Kidnapped Men Were Stripped, Held In Mercedes In DC: Feds 'Fat Goat' Stood Lookout As Kidnapped Men Were Stripped, Held In Mercedes In DC: Feds
'Fat Goat' Stood Lookout As Kidnapped Men Were Stripped, Held In Mercedes In DC: Feds The night started with a birthday celebration. It ended with two men dead. A DC man known as “Fat Goat” was sentenced to five years in federal prison on Monday, Oct. 5, for his role in a kidnapping that spiraled from the District into Maryland before ending in a deadly shootout, federal prosecutors announced. Melvin Green, 27, served as a lookout and later took possession of a gun as his associates kidnapped two men on F Street SE in June 2023, according to court documents. Glock pistol recovered from search of Green’s residence.  US Attorney's Office Green, whose nickname is …

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Man Admits To Selling Russian Plutonium Out Of His Home To Buyers Across US, Abroad: Feds Man Admits To Selling Russian Plutonium Out Of His Home To Buyers Across US, Abroad: Feds Man Admits To Selling Russian Plutonium Out Of His Home To Buyers Across US, Abroad: Feds
Man Admits To Selling Russian Plutonium Out Of His Home To Buyers Across US, Abroad: Feds A convicted Massachusetts felon has admitted to importing plutonium from Russia and mailing the highly radioactive material to dozens of buyers through a business he ran from a South Hadley home, authorities said. Police also found child sexual abuse material at his home. Jacob D. Miller, 44, of Hadley, pleaded guilty to possession of ammunition and explosives, importing nuclear material without authorization, mailing hazardous materials, and possessing child sexual abuse material, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said on Monday, Oct. 5. Miller has remained in fed…

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