WMATA Train Operator Forged Doctors' Names, Recruited Coworkers: Feds WMATA Train Operator Forged Doctors' Names, Recruited Coworkers: Feds
Wmata Train Operator Forged Doctors' Names, Recruited Coworkers: Feds It wasn't just one fake claim. Federal prosecutors say a WMATA train operator built a years-long insurance fraud scheme by recruiting coworkers, forging doctors' names and cashing in on injuries that never happened. Michelle Shropshire, 55, of Waldorf, was sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 4, to 24 months in federal prison after orchestrating a four-year plot that defrauded AFLAC of more than $362,000, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Prosecutors say Shropshire, who worked as a train operator for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, recruited fellow …
WATCH: Massive 2-Alarm Fire Tears Through DC Apartments, Leaving 44 Without Homes WATCH: Massive 2-Alarm Fire Tears Through DC Apartments, Leaving 44 Without Homes
Watch: Massive 2-Alarm Fire Tears Through DC Apartments, Leaving 44 Without Homes A wall of flames. Thick black smoke. Then an all-out fight to keep an entire apartment building from going up. More than 150 firefighters battled a massive two-alarm blaze Tuesday afternoon in Southeast DC after fire tore through the roof of an occupied apartment building, forcing dozens of residents, including 16 children, from their homes. The fire broke out around 2:18 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at an apartment building in the 5300 block of E Street SE, where crews quickly found flames racing through the upper floors and roof. Update: 2 Alarm Fire 5300 Block of E Street SE2nd alarm was ca…
140 Guns Hidden In Air Compressors: Ex-Haitian Police Officer Pleads Guilty In DC 140 Guns Hidden In Air Compressors: Ex-Haitian Police Officer Pleads Guilty In DC
140 Guns Hidden In Air Compressors: Ex-Haitian Police Officer Pleads Guilty In DC They weren't shipping air compressors. They were shipping an arsenal. A years-long gun trafficking scheme unraveled in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Aug. 4, when a former Haitian National Police officer admitted smuggling at least 140 firearms from South Florida to Haiti by hiding them inside industrial air compressors packed with foam insulation, federal prosecutors announced. Jean Robert Casimir, 53, of Lauderhill, FL, pleaded guilty in US District Court in DC to conspiracy, smuggling, and violating US export control laws for orchestrating the operation, according to the US Attorney's Offic…
'He Helped Keep The Port Moving': Longtime Longshoreman Killed In Freak Maryland Work Accident 'He Helped Keep The Port Moving': Longtime Longshoreman Killed In Freak Maryland Work Accident
'He Helped Keep The Port Moving': Longtime Longshoreman Killed In Freak Maryland Work Accident One ordinary workday became the kind of Monday no family ever imagines. A Maryland community is mourning the loss of David "Deon" Smith, a longtime International Longshoremen's Association Local 333 member who was killed in a tragic workplace accident Monday morning, Aug. 3, at the Port of Baltimore's Dundalk Marine Terminal. Maryland Transportation Authority Police said officers responded shortly after 9 a.m. for reports of an injured worker.  Smith, 53, was struck by a crane boom during cargo-handling operations, according to authorities. First responders attempted life-saving measu…
Fort Washington Man, Veteran Park Police Officer Identified In Fatal Maryland Shooting: AG Fort Washington Man, Veteran Park Police Officer Identified In Fatal Maryland Shooting: AG
Fort Washington Man, Veteran Park Police Officer Identified In Fatal Maryland Shooting: AG Questions remain. But now, the names are public. A Maryland man killed during a police shooting at Fort Washington Park last week has been identified as 30-year-old Alex Charles, while the officer who fired the fatal shots has also been publicly named as the state's investigation continues. The Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced Tuesday, Aug. 4, that Charles, of Fort Washington, died in the July 31 encounter with Maryland-National Capital Park Police in Prince George's County. The officer involved was identified as Cpl. Anthony Delozier, a 15-year veteran of the Maryland-Nat…
Maryland Gang Member Convicted After Innocent Man Mistaken For Rival In Deadly DC Hit: DOJ Maryland Gang Member Convicted After Innocent Man Mistaken For Rival In Deadly DC Hit: DOJ
Maryland Gang Member Convicted After Innocent Man Mistaken For Rival In Deadly DC Hit: DOJ One wrong walk home turned into a death sentence. A Maryland man was among four members of a violent Southeast Washington street crew convicted Monday, Aug. 3, for running an armed drug operation that used machine guns to defend territory and ultimately gunned down an innocent bystander, federal prosecutors said. Markquette Rajon Cowan, 27, of Maryland, was found guilty alongside Washington, DC residents Christopher Jordan Broady, 26; Joshua Nicholas Stephenson, 25; and Larry Duncan, 35, following a four-week trial in US District Court. Prosecutors said the men belonged to the "Push Dat Sh…
NYPD Cop Dies After Breast Explant Surgery: Reports NYPD Cop Dies After Breast Explant Surgery: Reports
Nypd Cop Dies After Breast Explant Surgery: Reports The NYPD is mourning the loss of a 31-year-old officer who reportedly died of a botched breast implant surgery in the Dominican Republic. Rebecca De Paula's family members tell Spanish outlet Noticias SIN that she developed a bacterial infection after having her breast implants removed in the Dominican Republic. De Paula developed severe diarrhea and her condition rapidly worsened before she died at a clinic in Santo Domingo following the procedure on Sunday, Aug. 2, according to the outlet. Her family is urging officials to probe whether or not medical malpractice or negligence contributed…
DOJ Says County Gun Law Violates Supreme Court Decision In Maryland DOJ Says County Gun Law Violates Supreme Court Decision In Maryland
DOJ Says County Gun Law Violates Supreme Court Decision In Maryland Maryland's toughest local gun restrictions are now at the center of a federal lawsuit. The US Department of Justice has sued Montgomery County, accusing officials of violating the Second Amendment by making it nearly impossible for law-abiding residents with concealed carry permits to legally carry firearms in public. The lawsuit, filed Monday, Aug. 3, targets Montgomery County's recently enacted Bill 23-26, which prohibits firearms in thousands of locations throughout the county and creates a 100-yard exclusion zone around each of those places. According to the Justice Department, the res…
Maryland Coach Tried To Save Neighbor Before Deadly Fire Changed Everything Maryland Coach Tried To Save Neighbor Before Deadly Fire Changed Everything
Maryland Coach Tried To Save Neighbor Before Deadly Fire Changed Everything One split-second decision changed everything. Maryland basketball coach Ebony Ballard tried to help her elderly neighbor escape the Salisbury fire that would ultimately claim his life. When she could do no more, she was forced to make the unimaginable choice to get herself and her daughter, Amanda, to safety. Now, just days later, the woman known for pouring into young athletes across the community is the one her community is rallying around. The July 30 fire broke out shortly after 12:35 p.m. inside a one-story, five-unit row home in the 500 block of Tangier Street in Salisbury, according…
Riverdale Park Man Charged In Fatal Maryland Apartment Shooting: Police Riverdale Park Man Charged In Fatal Maryland Apartment Shooting: Police
Riverdale Park Man Charged In Fatal Maryland Apartment Shooting: Police Violence inside a Maryland apartment ended with one man dead and another in handcuffs. Prince George's County detectives have charged 34-year-old Noe Castillo-Mendez, of Riverdale Park, with murder in the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Dolores Leiva Hernandez, who was found dead inside an apartment late last week. The shooting happened at about 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, in the 5400 block of Kenilworth Terrace in Riverdale Park. Officers responded after receiving reports of a shooting and found Hernandez suffering from gunshot wounds inside the apartment. He was pronounced dead at the…
One Dead, Several Seriously Hurt After Maryland 'Mass Casualty Incident' (DEVELOPING) One Dead, Several Seriously Hurt After Maryland 'Mass Casualty Incident' (DEVELOPING)
One Dead, Several Seriously Hurt After Maryland 'Mass Casualty Incident' (Developing) One vehicle ended up on its roof. The other was crushed beyond recognition. By sunrise Tuesday, one person was dead and several others had been seriously injured after a violent two-vehicle crash in Maryland that left occupants trapped, sparked a vehicle fire and brought dozens of first responders rushing to one of Montgomery County's busiest intersections. The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. at Clopper Road and Great Seneca Highway in Germantown, where Montgomery County police and fire crews arrived to find an overturned vehicle on fire and another with catastrophic damage. UPDATE: Clo…
Their Dream Home Was Finally Ready; Then A Maryland Fire Changed Everything Their Dream Home Was Finally Ready; Then A Maryland Fire Changed Everything
Their Dream Home Was Finally Ready; Then A Maryland Fire Changed Everything They were finally home. After spending the summer renovating their new Turf Valley townhouse, Mindo Choi and Eunjik Lee had begun building the life they'd worked toward for years.  Their three children were settling in. Lee's parents had made the long trip from South Korea for their first visit. Every room was starting to feel lived in. Then came the fire. The Howard County family escaped safely when flames tore through neighboring townhomes on the morning of Monday, July 27, but almost everything they owned was left behind. Now, one week later, they're doing something they never im…