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Ex-Abercrombie CEO Asks Judge To Rule On Mental Fitness Ahead Of Sex Trafficking Trial Ex-Abercrombie CEO Asks Judge To Rule On Mental Fitness Ahead Of Sex Trafficking Trial
Ex-Abercrombie CEO Asks Judge To Rule On Mental Fitness Ahead Of Sex Trafficking Trial Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries is hoping to delay his federal sex trafficking case. An attorney for the 80-year-old Jeffries filed a motion on Monday, Dec. 9, asking a Manhattan judge to schedule a hearing to determine whether Jeffries is mentally competent to stand trial. “[The motion] will be dealt with in court as, and when, appropriate – according to the judge,” Jeffries’ attorney, Brian Bieber, told Daily Voice. Federal prosecutors are expected to challenge the move, potentially delaying the case by months. An indictment unsealed in October accused Jeffries of pr…
Accused Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse Year After Daughter's DC Conviction Accused Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse Year After Daughter's DC Conviction
Accused Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse Year After Daughter's DC Conviction The father of a Pennsylvania woman who was accused of stealing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's laptop was convicted of sexually abusing a girl on Wednesday, Oct. 30 — just two days after the trial began, according to court documents and the Dauphin County District Attorney's office.  Rickey Williams, 55, — a security guard from Dauphin County — touched the girl when she was between the ages of 8 and 18. Judge William T. presided over the trial.  She came forward about the abuse within two weeks after police allegedly caught him soliciting a video of a 14-ye…
'Father-Figure' Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Girl In His Care Gets Life In Prison: DC Feds 'Father-Figure' Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Girl In His Care Gets Life In Prison: DC Feds
'Father-Figure' Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Girl In His Care Gets Life In Prison: DC Feds A man who repeatedly raped and sexually abused a young girl he helped raise in Maryland has been sentenced to life in prison, federal authorities in DC announced on Wednesday. Waldorf resident Charles Clark, 67, was sentenced on April 3 for sexually abusing a child who was entrusted to his care hundreds of times over the course of several years. According to court documents, beginning in June 2017, Clark targeted a child under the age of 17, subjecting the girl to repeated rape and sexual abuse for five years.  Despite being a “father-figure” to this girl, and despite having helped ra…
District Man Convicted Of Robbing Phone Stores At Gunpoint In Maryland Faces Life In Prison District Man Convicted Of Robbing Phone Stores At Gunpoint In Maryland Faces Life In Prison
District Man Convicted Of Robbing Phone Stores At Gunpoint In Maryland Faces Life In Prison It took a federal jury in Maryland less than an hour to convict a 24-year-old District man who robbed two Baltimore County phone stores in December 2020, authorities announced. Donte Antwaun Herring was found guilty following an eight-day trial for his roles in robberies in Halethorpe and Owings Mills less than a week apart when he and his co-conspirator brandished weapons and stole electronics.  According to prosecutors, on Dec. 17, 2020, the two walked into a phone store in the 3900 block of Washington Boulevard posing as customers before announcing a robbery and breaking out handgun…
Two Charged With Killing Rising Maryland Pro Boxer During Robbery In DC: Feds Two Charged With Killing Rising Maryland Pro Boxer During Robbery In DC: Feds
Two Charged With Killing Rising Maryland Pro Boxer During Robbery In DC: Feds Two men have been arrested and charged in connection to the fatal shooting in DC of an up-and-coming pro boxer from Maryland, federal authorities announced. Jayvon Thomas, 20, and Lavar Hunter, 19, have been arraigned for first-degree felony murder while armed for their alleged roles in the November murder of 24-year-old Anwar “The Silent Assassin” Wingate last year. On Nov. 19, 2023, investigators say that Wingate was shot in the neck after trying to fight off the two men, who were able to get the jump on him by catching him off guard in a parking garage in the 21000 block of 8th Stre…
Florida Man Arrested For Threatening To Kill US Congressman, Children In DC Florida Man Arrested For Threatening To Kill US Congressman, Children In DC
Florida Man Arrested For Threatening To Kill US Congressman, Children In DC An elderly Florida man is facing charges for threatening to kill a US Congressman and his children in a series of messages left for him late last month, federal authorities announced. Michael Shapiro, 72, of Greenacres, Florida, was arrested this week and charged with threatening a public official through at least five voicemails going after he and his family. The threats were reportedly targeting Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell. According to court documents, on Dec. 19, Shapiro left five messages at the congressional office in Washington, DC, including one when he stated he was g…
Predator Warned To Stay Away From Teen Gets Prison Time For Sexual Assault In DC: Feds Predator Warned To Stay Away From Teen Gets Prison Time For Sexual Assault In DC: Feds
Predator Warned To Stay Away From Teen Gets Prison Time For Sexual Assault In DC: Feds The man who preyed on a 14-year-old child for at least six months will spend years behind bars. District resident Mikeale Frazier, 24, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting to sexually abusing a child late last year in federal court, authorities announced. Prosecutors say that Frazier sexually abused a 14-year-old minor for approximately 6-months, and when a relative of his victim intervened and told him to stay away due to her age, he continued his illegal exploits. Frazier also reportedly recorded a video of his sexual abuse of the child. He was arrested on June 21, 2…
Jilted Ex Sentenced For Strangling 'On-Again, Off-Again' GF During Cheating Argument In DC Jilted Ex Sentenced For Strangling 'On-Again, Off-Again' GF During Cheating Argument In DC
Jilted Ex Sentenced For Strangling 'On-Again, Off-Again' GF During Cheating Argument In DC A lover's quarrel that turned violent will land a District man in prison for years.  Brandon Brown, 33, was sentenced in federal court to 10 years in prison for strangling his ex-girlfriend, then attempting to talk her out of assisting with the subsequent criminal investigation in Washington, DC last year. Federal prosecutors say that on April 19, 2022, Brown and his "on-again, off-again intimate partner" got into an argument about whether they had been cheating on each other that rapidly escalated to physical violence. During the assault, Brown strangled his ex "with sufficient force…
US Army National Guardsman, Former MD Police Officer Sentenced For Infant, Toddler Porn US Army National Guardsman, Former MD Police Officer Sentenced For Infant, Toddler Porn
US Army National Guardsman, Former MD Police Officer Sentenced For Infant, Toddler Porn Federal officials say that a former police officer in Maryland who joined the US Army National Guard will spend years in prison after being busted with thousands of child pornography charges. Daniel Morozewicz, 38, of Frederick, was sentenced in federal court to 42 months in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for the possession of child pornography. Prosecutors say that between September 2020 and January 2021, while employed as a police officer in Rockville and an Army National Guardsman, Morozewicz received, possessed, and distributed child porn torrents over the Interne…
Navy Sailor Facing Prison For Selling, Possessing Machine Guns, Destructive Devices In Virginia Navy Sailor Facing Prison For Selling, Possessing Machine Guns, Destructive Devices In Virginia
Navy Sailor Facing Prison For Selling, Possessing Machine Guns, Destructive Devices In Virginia A Master at Arms in the US Navy based in Virginia has been convicted in federal court of selling unregulated machine guns, and possessing grenade launchers and anti-tank missile launchers, authorities announced. Virginia Beach resident Patrick Tate Adamiak, 28, was found guilty this week of receiving, possessing, and transferring unregistered machineguns, and possession of four destructive devices. Specifically, Adamiak was convicted by a jury of: Three counts of receiving and possessing an unregistered destructive device; One count of receiving and possessing an unregistered firearm;&nb…
MS-13 Gang Members Convicted Of Beating, Sex Trafficking Teen Girl Across Maryland And Virginia MS-13 Gang Members Convicted Of Beating, Sex Trafficking Teen Girl Across Maryland And Virginia
MS-13 Gang Members Convicted Of Beating, Sex Trafficking Teen Girl Across Maryland And Virginia Seven MS-13 gang members from Maryland and Virginia may spend the rest of their life behind bars after being convicted of sex trafficking in federal court for taking in a teenage runaway and coercing her into having commercial sex acts. Federal officials announced the prosecution of the street gang members, who took in the runaway from northern Virginia and introduced her to members of MS-13 in 2018, telling her "they would be her family and protect her if she joined the gang,” prosecutors said. The gang members then proceeded to beat the teen more than two dozen times with a baseball bat …