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Man Pleads Guilty In $100M Business Loan Fraud

A Virginia man has pleaded guilty in a scheme to get fraudulent loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration. Prosecutors said the scheme resulted in more than $100 million.

2013/03/20

Md. Woman, 20, Charged With Passing Counterfeit Bills

Frederick police have charged a 20-year-old woman with using counterfeit $100 bills at local businesses.

2013/02/22

Man Pleads Guilty In $20M Tax Fraud Scheme

A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to being a key organizer of an identity theft and tax fraud scheme involving fraudulent tax returns of more than $20 million.

2013/02/19

D.C. Residents To Choose Color Scheme For Cabs

Taxicabs in the nation’s capital will soon sport a uniform color scheme, and residents will get to choose what colors they like best.

2012/12/10

Md. Man Who Posed As Diplomat Pleads Guilty In N.Y. Scam

A Maryland man who posed as a diplomat from the Dominican Republic to solicit donations for a bogus charitable project admitted on Monday it was a scam.

2012/08/14

Some police officers were implicated in the Majestic Towing scandal

Final Baltimore Officer Sentenced In Towing Scheme

Prosecutors say the 16th and final Baltimore police officer involved in a towing extortion scheme has been sentenced. Kelvin Quade Manrich of Middle River was sentenced Friday to three years and five months in prison.

2012/08/03

Feds Allege Md. Man Ran $9.2M Investment Scheme

Federal prosecutors say a Walkersville man ran a fraudulent investment scheme that took in about $9.2 million from 70 people.

2012/06/22

Odenton Man Sentenced In Exploitation Scheme

Anne Arundel County prosecutors say an Odenton man has admitted to tricking a mentally retarded man into giving him more than $250,000 over the course of three years.

2012/05/24

Md. Woman Gets 20 Months For Embezzlement

A Maryland woman has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for embezzling more than $200,000 from a federal religious freedom commission.

2012/05/13

MVA Worker Sentenced In Theft Scheme

A former Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration worker was sentenced to six months in jail for conspiring to steal more than $87,000 from the agency’s Frederick office.

2012/05/04

Severna Park Mortgage Broker Sentenced To Prison

A judge has sentenced a broker to more than three years in prison for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in nearly $5 million in fraudulent loans.

2012/05/02

Feds In Maryland Nab Trio In Bank Fraud Scheme

Three people have been charged in a federal indictment in connection with a bank fraud scheme that spanned Maryland and Pennsylvania, and possibly other locations.

2012/03/28

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