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Teen charged faces federal charges
- A criminal complaint has been filed in federal court charging an 18-year-old accused of stockpiling items that could be used to make explosive devices.
Man sentenced in teen sex slave case
- A Montgomery County man who pleaded guilty to holding a Nigerian teenager as a slave for five years has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison.
Last defendant pleads guilty in DC tax scheme
- The last defendant charged in a nearly $50 million embezzlement scheme at the D.C. tax office has pleaded guilty to mail fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and other charges.
Restaurateur sentenced in money laundering
- An owner of a popular chicken restaurant in Wheaton has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for money laundering and plotting to harbor illegal immigrants.
Liberal DC suburb faces minority voting questions
- In the racially diverse Washington suburb of Greenbelt, the term "progressive" is a badge of honor. But the city that began as a New Deal-era cooperative and overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama has never had a minority serve on its council in its 71-year history.
Fmr air base guard gets probation for hiding alias
- A former Andrews Air Force Base security guard has been sentenced to two years' probation for failing to include his Muslim name on a background check.
Ex-counselor pleads guilty to child porn charges
- The U.S. Attorney's Office says a former Charles County school counselor has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.
Democrats raise big bucks to fund state party
- Maryland Democrats had their most successful party fundraiser in its history Monday night raking in $500,000, as nearly 900 people relished the party’s return to dominance at the State House with last year’s election.
ICC would add pollution, environmental groups say
- Lawyers representing two environmental groups told a federal judge Monday that the 18-mile Intercounty Connector would add to air pollution and increase motor-vehicle traffic rather than ease congestion.
Ex-Terp Baxter guilty of gun crime
- Former University of Maryland basketball star Lonny Baxter, 28, of Rockville, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to illegally shipping guns.
NASA launches exploration building
- NASA is breaking ground today in a new Exploration Science building at its Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt.
Three more fires at Springhill Lake declared arson
- Prince George’s County fire investigators declared three recent fires at the Springhill Lake apartment community in Greenbelt to be arson, raising to seven the number of unsolved set fires at the complex since April.
