Archive for January 2024
Maryland U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron Recognizes the Contributions of Law Enforcement Partners and the Teamwork that Helped to Reduce Violent Crime in 2023
Baltimore, Maryland – At a press conference earlier today, U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron, thanked federal, state and local law enforcement partners in the fight against violent crime in Maryland. The teamwork, community-based partnerships, and strategic law enforcement initiatives helped make a difference in reducing homicides in Baltimore in 2023 by more than 20% percent.…
Read MoreFather and Son Sentenced for Laundering Drug Trafficking Bitcoin Proceeds Intended for Federal Forfeiture.
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Joseph Farace, age 72, of Sparks, Maryland today to 19 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for a money laundering conspiracy. On January 5, 2023, Judge Griggsby sentenced his son, Ryan Farace, age 38, of Reisterstown, Maryland, a previously convicted…
Read MoreBaltimore BGF Gang Member Pleads Guilty to a Federal Racketeering Conspiracy Charge, Including Murder.
Defendant was Hired by Co-Conspirator to Target Rival in Northeast Baltimore; Defendant Received Payment Through Coconspirator’s Intermediary Following AttackBaltimore, Maryland – Wayne Prince, a/k/a “Taz,” age 24, of Baltimore pleaded guilty today to conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise known as the Black Guerilla Family (“BGF”) gang. The guilty plea was announced by…
Read MoreQuebec man who blamed wildfires on government pleads guilty to setting 14 fires
A Quebec man who posted conspiracy theories online that forest fires were being deliberately set by the government has pleaded guilty to starting a series of fires himself that forced hundreds of people from their homes. Brian Paré, 38, pleaded guilty Monday to 13 counts of arson and one count of arson with disregard for…
Read MoreNew Jersey man accused of leaving explosive device at business associate’s Westchester County home
A business owner from New Jersey is accused of making an explosive device and leaving it at a home in Westchester County. A gas can rigged to explode with firework tubing was found Thursday morning on a driveway in Bedford, New York. The criminal complaint tells a shocking story. It accuses Damjan Stanivukovic, of Closter,…
Read MoreMan arrested in connection to bombs planted throughout Sacramento and El Dorado counties
A man was arrested after he allegedly planted several bombs in El Dorado and Sacramento counties. On Friday, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) reportedly executed a joint search warrant after an investigation that uncovered “a series of improvised explosive devices that had been…
Read MoreBritain to ban Islamic political group as terrorist organization
Britain on Monday announced it plans to ban controversial Sunni Islamist political organization Hizb ut-Tahrir as a terrorist organization on allegations of being anti-Semitic and promoters of terrorism. Home Secretary James Cleverly introduced the draft order in Parliament on Monday, and if agreed to, Hizb ut-Tahrir will be banned from Friday, meaning anyone who belongs…
Read MoreIsrael “terrorist ramming attack” in Raanana leaves 1 dead and 2 Palestinian suspects detained
Israeli police said Monday that a suspected car ramming attack carried out by two Palestinians had left at least 13 people wounded in the central city of Raanana. Meir hospital near Raanana confirmed that one woman had died of her injuries. “A wounded woman who arrived in a critical condition after having been hit by…
Read MoreIraq Recalls Ambassador, Summons Iran’s Chargé D’aFfaires Over Strikes In Irbil
Iraq recalled its ambassador from Tehran for consultations and summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Baghdad on Tuesday in protest over Iranian strikes on northern Iraq that killed several civilians overnight, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said. The Iranian attack was “a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the Republic of Iraq, strongly contradicts the principles of…
Read More4 gang members arrested in connection to Christmas shooting that injured 6-year-old.
Four people with gang ties have been arrested in connection to a Christmas Day shooting that left a 6-year-old child injured, the Mountain View Police Department announced on Thursday. On Dec. 25, a robbery occurred at the 7-Eleven located at 1905 Latham Street. A necklace was stolen. Later that day, police said, a shooting occurred…
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