13 Chinese Nationals Charged With Multiple Acts Of Espionage By Feds In Washington, NJ, NY 13 Chinese Nationals Charged With Multiple Acts Of Espionage By Feds In Washington, NJ, NY
13 Chinese Nationals Charged With Multiple Acts Of Espionage By Feds In Washington, NJ, NY Thirteen people, including members of China’s security and intelligence services, have been charged with trying to recruit professors and others in the United States to act as agents for their country, federal authorities in New York, New Jersey and Washington, DC announced. Tales of international intrigue include allegations that the defendants plotted to steal documents from a federal prosecutor's office to subvert a criminal investigation into a major Chinese company. Some of them are also charged in a spy-versus-spy encounter involving a $41,000 bribe in Bitcoin paid to an American…
Former FBI Agent From Maryland Convicted Of Bribery, Conspiracy Scheme With DC Realtor Former FBI Agent From Maryland Convicted Of Bribery, Conspiracy Scheme With DC Realtor
Former FBI Agent From Maryland Convicted Of Bribery, Conspiracy Scheme With DC Realtor A former FBI agent and real estate developer have been convicted of federal bribery and conspiracy charges, the Department of Justice announced. The former agent, David Paitsel, 41, of Upper Marlboro in Maryland, and Brian Bailey, 52, a real estate developer formerly based in Washington, DC, were found guilty following a trial in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, according to officials. Specifically, Bailey was found guilty of two counts of bribery and two counts of conspiracy for giving thousands of dollars in bribes to a program specialist with the District of Columbia D…
'NFL' Gang Leader, Member Admit To Murder, Drug Distribution In Virginia: Feds 'NFL' Gang Leader, Member Admit To Murder, Drug Distribution In Virginia: Feds
'NFL' Gang Leader, Member Admit To Murder, Drug Distribution In Virginia: Feds A leader and member of a Maryland “NFL” gang are expected to be sentenced to decades in prison after admitting to a wide-ranging conspiracy that included murder and drug distribution charges. Gang leader Gregory Butler - also known as “Gotti,” “Sags,” and “Little Dick,” 31, and member James Henry Roberts, also known as “Bub,” 32, both of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise related to their activities in the NFL gang. Federal prosecutors said that the gang operated in the Edmondson Village area in Southwest Baltimore, specifically, Normandy, Fr…
US Army Major, Doctor Wife In Maryland Accused Of Sharing Military Medical Info With Russia US Army Major, Doctor Wife In Maryland Accused Of Sharing Military Medical Info With Russia
US Army Major, Doctor Wife In Maryland Accused Of Sharing Military Medical Info With Russia A US Army doctor and his anesthesiologist wife from Maryland are facing federal charges for allegedly attempting to assist Russia with its conflict overseas with Ukraine, according to the Department of Justice. Rockville residents Anna Gabrielian, 36, and Jamie Lee Henry, 39, have been charged by a federal grand jury with conspiracy for the alleged disclosure of individually identifiable health information (IIHI), authorities announced on Thursday, Sept. 29. Prosecutors noted that Gabrielian is an anesthesiologist working in Maryland, and Henry is a major in the US Army who held Secret-lev…
Armed Robbery Trio From Virginia Beach In Police Custody Armed Robbery Trio From Virginia Beach In Police Custody
Armed Robbery Trio From Virginia Beach In Police Custody A group of three men were arrested for robbing a victim while armed, Virginia Beach police said.At around 7 p.m. on August 24, officers responded to the scene in the 3600 block of Chase Court, where a victim was robbed while sitting in their vehicle, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department. The three armed suspects approached the individual's car, which was parked in their driveway, and proceeded to assault the victim and steal property, authorities reported. The trio fled the scene, but police were able to locate their vehicle shortly after, law enforcement said. Lashun Bradshaw…
Former Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration Worker Sentenced For Fraudulent License Scheme Former Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration Worker Sentenced For Fraudulent License Scheme
Former Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration Worker Sentenced For Fraudulent License Scheme A former Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) employee will spend months behind bars after being sentenced for providing fraudulent driver's licenses to unqualified motorists - many in the country illegally - who were willing to pay a fee, federal authorities announced. Harwood resident Marion Rose Payne, 55, was sentenced in US District Court to 15 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to produce and transfer identification documents without lawful authority, specifically, Maryland driver’s licenses. In addition to her sentence, Payne was als…
Maryland Woman Convicted Of Fraudulently Obtaining Husband's Military Disability Benefits Maryland Woman Convicted Of Fraudulently Obtaining Husband's Military Disability Benefits
Maryland Woman Convicted Of Fraudulently Obtaining Husband's Military Disability Benefits A scammer in Maryland is facing prison time after being convicted of scheming with her daughter to fraudulently obtain military disability benefits from the federal government, the Department of Justice announced. Lexington Park resident Mary Francis Biggs, 65, was convicted by a jury this week for conspiracy to commit theft of government property and for theft of government property in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain additional military disability benefits for her husband from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). During the scheme, prosecutors said that be…
MURDER FOR HIRE: NJ Man Recorded Trying To Hire Hit Man To Kill Teenage Girl, FBI Says MURDER FOR HIRE: NJ Man Recorded Trying To Hire Hit Man To Kill Teenage Girl, FBI Says
Murder FOR Hire: NJ Man Recorded Trying To Hire Hit Man To Kill Teenage Girl, FBI Says A New Jersey man was secretly recorded trying to hire a hitman to kill a 13-year-old in Texas, federal authorities said. Armando Conceicao, 57, of Newark is charged in a federal indictment with conspiracy to commit murder for hire and causing another person to travel interstate with the intent to do so, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said Tuesday.  Conceicao's alleged motivation wasn't addressed in the indictment on file in U.S. District Court in Newark. It does say that Conceicao gave an unidentified man the girl's photo and address in San Antonio as well as ca…
MS-13 Members Found Guilty In Brutal Murders Of 2 Teens In Falls Church: DOJ MS-13 Members Found Guilty In Brutal Murders Of 2 Teens In Falls Church: DOJ
MS-13 Members Found Guilty In Brutal Murders Of 2 Teens In Falls Church: DOJ Five members of the violent international gang MS-13 were convicted of kidnapping and murdering two Fairfax County teenagers in 2016, prosecutors said. The boys were found in shallow graves at a Falls Church park seven months after they disappeared. An Alexandria jury last week found the men guilty of killing 17-year-old Edvin Escobar Mendez and 14-year-old Sergio Anthony Arita Triminio, the Department of Justice said. The convicted killers now face life sentences in federal prison.  MS-13 members killed Mendez in August 2016 because they believed he was a spy for the rival 1…
Repeat Offender in Stafford County Had Many People Do A Double Take Repeat Offender in Stafford County Had Many People Do A Double Take
Repeat Offender in Stafford County Had Many People Do A Double Take A woman accused of stealing from a store and crashing into a school bus became a minor celebrity earlier this year after her description generated dozens of tips for the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. An incident last week has some people feeling déjà vu. Deputies arrested Victoria Myers on Tuesday, June 7, after employees at a Stafford Walmart became suspicious of the 23-year-old and called police, the Sheriff's Office said. Meyers filled her cart with expensive electronics and hovered around the exits, according to a press release. Deputies were waiting for her when …
Feds Charge MD Man In $246,390 401(k) Theft From NJ Employee Feds Charge MD Man In $246,390 401(k) Theft From NJ Employee
Feds Charge MD Man In $246,390 401(k) Theft From NJ Employee A Maryland man conspired with others to steal $246,390 from a New Jersey worker’s 401(k), federal authorities charged. Oladapo Sunday Ogunbiyi, 40, of Greenbelt, and others secretly tapped into the fund, added a bank account belonging to someone else and began steering money into it, an indictment returned by a grand jury in U.S. District Court alleges. “Ogunbiyi and others directed that the fraud proceeds be converted into cashier’s checks, which were provided to Ogunbiyi,” U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. “He then deposited the cashier’s checks into bank accounts under his control…