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Nephew of alleged tax scam mastermind gets sentence
- A nephew of the alleged mastermind behind the largest government theft case in the District’s history became the first defendant to be sentenced to prison Wednesday.
Ex-schools chief guilty on six charges of corruption
- Former Prince George’s County schools Superintendent Andre Hornsby was found guilty on six charges stemming from accusations that he used his job to steer school contracts in exchange for kickbacks on Wednesday.
Federal agents seeking man accused in more than a million dollars of fraud
- U.S. marshals are seeking a Loudoun County man wanted in jurisdictions from Maryland to Georgia for allegedly swindling millions of dollars in fraudulent business deals.
Police still search for clues eight years after beating death
- David Butler was on his way home from work as an editor with the Stars and Stripes newspaper when he was killed.
Plaintiff in D.C. gun case sent away at registration
- The plaintiff whose historic Supreme Court case overturned the District’s ban on handguns will try again to register his revolver this morning after police turned him away for not having the weapon with him.
Two homicides strike District within an hour
- D.C. police are investigating two homicides that occurred within a span of an hour, including one that resulted from an attempted carjacking in Northwest Washington.
Police search for suspect in child rape
- Federal agents are seeking a Silver Spring man on charges that he raped a 12-year-old neighbor last year, then fled, leaving behind a successful life and a baby on the way. Ludin Mejia-Ramirez, 30, of Silver Spring, was once a well-respected plumber, but is now wanted by Montgomery County police and is being sought by the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Jane Doe remains unidentified 18 years after her killing in D.C.
- The scavenger digging through the Dumpsters in Washington, D.C., at first thought the legs sticking out from the garbage bin belonged to a mannequin.
Court orders comparison of cases involving expert witness
- An appeals court has ordered prosecutors and defense attorneys to compare the conviction of a D.C. woman in the death of a 2-year-old girl with a conviction that was overturned in Wisconsin last month because an expert witness lied.
Judge suggests D.C. police add no new checkpoints
- A federal judge on Wednesday suggested that the District refrain from putting up any more police checkpoints until the court can rule on its constitutionality.
Bicyclist killed in garbage-truck crash
- A 22-year-old bicyclist was killed near Dupont Circle when she was struck by a garbage truck early Tuesday.
D.C. police brace for flood of illicit fireworks, volume of calls
- D.C. police will target neighborhoods for rogue fireworks and send out two-man scout cars to respond to thousands of pyrotechnics calls they expect to receive today.