BALTIMORE STATE'S ATTORNEY MARILYN MOSBY INDICTED ON FEDERAL CHARGES Mosby also controversially directed her office to stop prosecuting quality-of-life crimes like drug possession and. BALTIMORE (AP) A federal grand jury indicted Baltimores top prosecutor Thursday on charges of perjury and making false mortgage applications in the purchase of two Florida vacation homes, the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland said. Mr. Barron thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron S.J. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. If convicted, Mosby faces up to five years in prison for perjury and up to 30 years in prison for making false mortgage applications. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file), (Julio Cortez, Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. According to the six-count indictment, between March 2020 and October 2021, Hayes submitted several a fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Relief loan application (EIDL loan) and several Paycheck Protection Plan loan applications (PPP loans) to the Small Business Administration (SBA) and two financial institutions (Bank1 and Bank 2). The fleeing men were Umar Burley and Brent Matthews, who encountered task force members during an illegal traffic stop that led to a high-speed chase. Please enter valid email address to continue. On the basis of fraudulent information, Bank 1 and Bank 2 approved and provided PPP loans in the name of D&L. FILE - A Baltimore police cruiser is seen outside of a building as officers check on a call, Feb. 18, 2021, in Baltimore. Former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's trial for federal perjury and mortgage fraud has been delayed yet again after her entire defense team quit.. Mosby is accused of receiving . We will continue to work together to fight crime, but we also need the need community assistance through tips and information to help keep Baltimore safe.. Crystal Marie Haworth, 33, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Indian Country as part of a plea deal Tuesday with federal prosecutors. December 18, 2020 A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment against attorney Kenneth Wendell Ravenell, of Monkton, Maryland, on federal charges of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and narcotics conspiracy. Marcus Williams, a/k/a Gangsta C and GC, age 32. The four-count indictment alleges that Baltimore States Attorney Marilyn Mosby lied about meeting qualifications for coronavirus-related distributions from a city retirement plan in 2020. Members of the gang allegedly purchased, maintained, and circulated firearms, which they used to commit murders and robberies, and to further their drug trafficking activity. I do feel like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders. An indictment is not a finding of guilt. Freddie Gray officers suing prosecutor Marilyn Mosby (2016). (his client) does not deserve $25 million and that the $25 million was for him to keep quiet about what he had uncovered, the attorney grievance commissions complaint alleges. Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Al Jumal Mitchell, age 37, of Middle River, Maryland, for federal charges related to his illegal purchases and attempted purchase of firearms using a fraudulent Federal Firearms License. Mosby received $36,000 in May and $45,000 in December of 2020 from her retirement account, according to the indictment. Snyders early contacts were with Bartlett, one of the states highest-paid employees. This gang was devastating neighborhoods and destroying families. "These defendants now face decades in federal prison, where there are no suspended sentences or paroleever. A Kendall County judge sentenced Maritza Ruiz, 44, last week after charges were filed against her from an incident in July 2020, according to a press release from the Kendall County State's . It was unsealed upon the arrest of six of the defendants; four others were already in custody. She had served two high-profile terms in the role, which included attempting to prosecute multiple officers in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray, a Black man who died in police custody. Zelinsky, who is prosecuting the federal case. 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. More than a dozen officers have been convicted in the scandal since 2017. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. Further, the fourth superseding indictment alleges that NFL members and associates used social media to promote the enterprise, including by posting displays of wealth and advertising affiliation to the NFL Enterprise, as well as to intimidate and retaliate against actual and suspected witnesses, including by posting displays of firearms, brandishing firearms, intimating the use of firearms, and revealing information about the identity of suspected cooperating witnesses. Once the application was approved and the funds were deposited into D&L's bank account, Hayes allegedly transferred all of the loan proceeds from D&L's bank account into his personal savings account. And witness intimidation and retaliation will not be toleratedperiod. If convicted, Hayes faces a maximum sentence of twenty years in federal prison for wire fraud, ten years in federal prison for money laundering, and a mandatory two years in federal prison followed by any other sentenced imposed for aggravated identity theft. This is really a groundbreaking settlement, said attorney John Solter Jr. We think it is entirely warranted.. However, the indictment said her gross income in 2020 was $247,955.58, an increase of nearly $10,000 from the previous year. The seven-count superseding indictment re-alleges the charges previously filed against Ravenellspecifically, that he violated the legitimate and lawful purpose of the law firm where he worked in order to enrich himself and Individual 1 by receiving payments from a drug trafficker client and his associates in exchange for laundering drug proceeds, obstructing justice to protect the client and his associates, and instructing the client and his associates how to evade law enforcement and continue their drug trafficking; that Ravenell allegedly knowingly protected and assisted co-conspirators in their drug trafficking by coaching co-conspirators about law enforcement techniques so that they could evade these techniques when they trafficked in narcotics; that Ravenell allegedly used the law firm's bank accounts to launder hundreds of thousands of dollars and protect the drug trafficking organization; and that Ravenell allegedly used the law firm's bank accounts to receive drug payments and make payments to attorneys retained to represent other members of the conspiracy, concealing and misrepresenting the source of the funds to those attorneys. The hospital has one of the nations largest kidney transplant programs. An indictment is not a finding of guilt. Information for Victims of 1st Million Dollars, LLC, Indictment Alleges that Members and Associates of NFL Engaged in Witness Intimidation, Committed Four Murders, and Murder-for-Hire, and Participated in a Drug Trafficking Organization that Resulted in Numerous Overdoses, including Five Fatal Overdoses, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces. The Internal Revenue Service placed a lien against all property and rights to property belonging to Mosby and her husband in March 2020 due to $45,022 in unpaid taxes the couple owed the IRS.. The indictment was returned on June 23, 2022, and unsealed upon his arrest. BALTIMORE A federal grand jury indicted Baltimore's top prosecutor Thursday on charges of perjury and making false mortgage applications in the purchase of two Florida vacation homes,. Mosby Challenger: Mosby refuses to prosecute crimes like attempted car theft and narcotics distribution. NFL members and associates offered bounties for the murder of witnesses and rivals and allegedly acted as brokers connecting hitmen with individuals who had offered bounties for the murder of witnesses and rivals. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. These indictments send a message to all gang members in West Baltimore and beyond we will be relentless in our pursuit of violent gang members who have besieged communities like Lexington Terrace and the Baltimore Hilton neighborhood for far too long.. Mitchell has an initial appearance today at 1:30 p.m. in U.S. Mosby insisted that she was unequivocally innocent, in a news conference Friday, painting the indictment as a politically motivated attack just months before an election. Hopefully, nothing will ever surface, no cases or anything. For more information on NIBIN, visit https://www.atf.gov/firearms/national-integrated-ballistic-information-network-nibin. The indictment also alleges that Hayes claimed to have company expenses of $15,000 and equipment costs of $35,000 when the company had been inactive since 2019. Additionally, within the EIDL application, Hayes allegedly stated that he was not on probation at the time of the filing. Officials say members terrorized their Edmondson Village neighborhood for years. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Investigators believe they also used witness intimidation on social media to scare people into silence. Trayvon Hall, a/k/a Tru and G-Tru, age 29; David Jackson, a/k/a Dev and Lil David, age 25; Ridgley Shipley, a/k/a Crazy, age 30; and. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. An indictment is not a finding of guilt. "Today, I am announcing federal charges against a gang responsible for murder, murder for hire, trafficking and deadly narcotics," U.S. Attorney Robert Hur said. If convicted, Ravenell, Treem, and Gordon face a maximum of five years in prison for conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States; a maximum of 20 years in prison for each count of falsification of records in a federal investigation; and a maximum of 20 years in prison for each count of obstructing an official proceeding. We continue to root out the drivers of violent crime and deadly drug dealing and hold accountable those who bring them to our streets," U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur said. ETG Crips members were required to follow certain rules of conduct. Mosby lost her reelection bid last year in the Democratic primary after she was charged in federal court. These documents could be used to undermine the witness' credibility and to provide evidence of a prior consistent statement by Gordon or Treem if either one of them were to testify. City leaders have since undertaken significant efforts to reform the Baltimore Police Department, which remains under a federal consent decree because Justice Department investigators found a pattern of unconstitutional and discriminatory policing practices, especially against Black residents. Federal prosecutors in Baltimore indicted well-known medical malpractice lawyer Stephen L. Snyder on attempted extortion charges, saying he threatened to conduct an aggressive campaign to embarrass the University of Maryland Medical System over what he called dangerous organ transplants if it didnt pay him $25 million. Gordon had been previously hired by Ravenell in connection with Ravenell's representation of a drug trafficker. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. FILE - A Baltimore police cruiser is seen outside of a building as officers check on a call, Feb. 18, 2021, in Baltimore. "Members of the ETG Crips posted photographs and rap videos to these social media websites in which they flaunted firearms and threatened to kill those who stood in the way of the gang," the feds stated in a press release. Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby said the money spent on settlements could have instead supported programs to benefit the citys youth, homeless residents and other vulnerable groups. NIBIN is a proven investigative and intelligence tool that can link firearms from multiple crime scenes, allowing law enforcement to quickly disrupt shooting cycles. The fourth superseding indictment alleges that those six defendants engaged in a pattern of criminal racketeering activity including acts involving murder, narcotics trafficking and smuggling, illegal firearms possession, bribery, witness intimidation, and witness retaliation. All rights reserved. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. In 2019, hospital officials retained outside counsel, former Baltimore States Attorney Gregg Bernstein, who recommended they go to the FBI. Daran Hickman, a/k/a Chizzle, age 28; or redistributed. Baltimore leaders agreed Wednesday, March 1, 2023 to a $6 million settlement agreement in the case of a driver who was killed during a 2010 police chase involving Gun Trace Task Force officers, marking the city's latest payout resulting from flagrant misconduct inside the . (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images), chief prosecutor for the city of Baltimore, according to the US Attorneys Office for the District of Maryland. The superseding indictment was returned late on December 17, 2020. The defendants had their initial appearances today in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. She sold one of the properties in November for a $150,000 profit, the Baltimore Sun reported. According to the 12-count superseding indictment, from at least 2008 through the date of the superseding indictment, the defendants participated in a racketeering conspiracy related to their gang activities, which included murder, robbery, drug distribution, witness tampering, and witness retaliation. The ETG Crips were a violent subset of the Crip gang that operated on the streets and in correctional facilities in Maryland and elsewhere. United States Attorney Robert K. Hur commended the FBI and the Baltimore Police Department for their work in the investigation and thanked the Drug Enforcement Administration, the ATF, the Maryland Attorney Generals Office, the Baltimore County Police Department and the Anne Arundel County Police Department for their assistance. We are now five months from a next election and this indictment is merely a political ploy by my political adversaries to unseat me. After a string of violent days in Baltimore where dozens of people were shot and several died, city leaders used this large scale indictment as a warning to others who are fueling crime. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. The ETG Crips allegedly used social media websites to assert their claim to particular drug territories, intimidate rival gangs and witnesses against the gang, enhance the ETG Crips status, and enhance individual members status within the gang. Keith Pinson, a/k/a Gotti, age 27; Three of the suspects had an initial court appearance in Baltimore on Thursday, July 21, while the fourth was scheduled to appear on Friday, July 22 in Florida. Cannon, Preston, and Warner face a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison for possessing with intent to distribute heroin, crack cocaine, or fentanyl. appreciated. We cannot let them get away with it," said Jennifer C. Boone, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Baltimore Field Office. Finally, the superseding indictment alleges that the false affidavit prepared by Treem with Ravenell's assistance, and which Gordon executed, was also an attempt to thwart the investigation and prosecution of Ravenell. But Snyder said that his comments to UMMS were in the context of litigation and not criminal. Mark Coulson ordered the defendants be detained pending detention hearings scheduled to begin on Friday, October 9, 2020. Later, Gordon was retained to work with Treem and Ravenell in connection with the investigation of Ravenell. In 2020, amid monthslong nationwide racial justice protests, Louisville leaders agreed to pay Breonna Taylor's family $12 million after police killed her while executing a no-knock warrant. Davis and his lifelong partner, Phosa Cain, were both in their 80s at the time of the crash. He admitted to knowing about the planted drugs. We cannot let them get away with it, said Jennifer C. Boone, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Baltimore Field Office. 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