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DC Man Denied His Own Name, Flew To Turks And Caicos, Then Pleaded Guilty To Fraud: DOJ
Apparently, stealing $1.35 million wasn't enough drama for Robert Terrell.
Terrell, 51, a DC and Bowie resident, pleaded guilty to wire fraud this week after prosecutors say he falsified documents to secure more than a million dollars in COVID-19 relief funds for his business.
That, somehow, may be the least bizarre part of the case.
After he was indicted, Terrell initially appeared in federal court and acknowledged that his name was "Robert Alphonso Terrell," according to prosecutors.
Then he changed his tune.
At his next hearing and several that followed, Terrell denied that he was "Ro…
Tysons Corner Purchases Linked To NJ Nordstrom Fraud Bust
Two Bronx men are accused of using stolen identities to open fraudulent Nordstrom credit accounts and carry out a multistate retail fraud scheme before they were arrested at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, police said.
Erik A. Lake, 30, and David M. Suliz, 29, were arrested Wednesday, Aug. 5, after Paramus police investigated a suspected fraudulent merchandise return at the Nordstrom store, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said.
At approximately 1 p.m., Officer Vincent LaBarberia, who is assigned to the Paramus Police Department's Crime Suppression Unit, was alerted by a Nordst…
18-Year-Old Charged Months After Teen Gunned Down In Maryland, Sheriff Says (Updated)
The gunman investigators say killed a 19-year-old during a late-night dispute in Maryland is no longer on the run.
Terrell Lamont Thompson, 18, of Waldorf, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 5, in connection with the April shooting death of White Plains resident Tyon Makai Bias, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office.
The shooting was reported at approximately 2:54 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, when officers were called to Enid Blyton Place in White Plains for reports of gunfire.
Investigators say a group of people had gotten into a dispute when multiple shots were fired, striking Bias.
T…
Driver Was Drunk, High Before 94 MPH Crash That Killed Grandmother Near VA Border: Prosecutors
It wasn't just the speed. It was everything that came before it.
More than a year after Mary Elizabeth Moody, 71, was killed in a violent Germantown crash, Brody Richardson, 20, of Boyds, admitted in court that he caused the collision while driving drunk and high.
Richardson pleaded guilty Wednesday, Aug. 5, in Montgomery County Circuit Court to two charges stemming from the deadly July 21, 2025 crash after drinking beer and smoking marijuana before getting behind the wheel.
The plea comes after investigators pieced together a devastating timeline.
According to prosecutors, Richardson was…
