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Last Updated on
05/05/2008
Press Releases
 
January 2008
Date Title
1/31/08 Former care giver of a residential group home for developmentally disabled persons found guilty of abusing a resident
1/31/08 Third Haitian sentenced to long prison term for plot
to take five-year-old American boy hostage in Haiti
1/30/08 Two Haitians sentenced to long prison terms for plot
to take hostage a five-year-old American boy in Haiti
1/29/08 District man sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatal shooting of man -- victim’s girlfriend had previously argued with defendant --
1/29/08 Three local men found guilty of charges related to kidnapping,
sexual abuse, and violent shooting of young woman in 2006
1/29/08 MPD Police Officer Indicted for Simple Assault of a Prisoner
1/29/08 FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Money in Connection with Fraudulently Claimed Military Leave -- Aviation Safety Inspector claimed he was a member of the D.C. Air National Guard --
1/29/08 Four District men found guilty of first degree felony murder for cold-blooded shooting death of 16-year-old District resident in 2006 --victim was test-firing a gun in woods when defendants brutally shot him and took his gun --
1/28/08 Senior Member of FARC Narco-Terrorist Organization Sentenced to Sixty Years for Hostage-Taking Conspiracy
1/28/08 District of Columbia man found guilty of interstate transportation of a minor for the purpose of prostitution -- Defendant faces a mandatory five years in prison for forcing 16-year-old girl into prostitution --
1/28/08 Former bookkeeper pleads guilty to stealing $185,000
1/25/08 Maryland woman pleads guilty to stealing $27,000 from the United States through time and attendance overtime fraud
1/25/08 Former Official at the National Park Service sentenced for fraud involving theft of public money
1/25/08 Virginia man sentenced to 136 months in prison for sexually abusing three young children -- Man sexually assaulted former girlfriend’s young daughters and goddaughter --
1/18/08 District man pleads guilty to conspiracy for his role in theft of computers from law firm --stolen computers later sold on eBay --
1/18/08 District of Columbia man receives 70 months in prison for weapons, ammunition and drug offenses in three separate cases --Defendant was probation for a felony drug offense when arrested on two new weapons charges --
1/18/08 Former U.S. Deputy Marshal sentenced to 24 months on civil rights-related charges
1/18/08 District man sentenced to 17 years in prison for 2006 homicide in Benning Courts
1/18/08 Two District men sentenced to over 30 years in prison for their roles in fatal robbery attempt -- victim brutally shot when he refused to comply with defendants’s demands --
1/17/08 Lawyer fined $10,000 and sentenced to 12 months in prison
for possession of child pornography
1/17/08 Serial bank robber sentenced to 150 months in prison for
robbing five banks during a six-week span
1/14/08 Two Maryland men found guilty of multi-kilogram cocaine conspiracy -- Over 90 kilograms of cocaine imported from Mexico and $1.5 million in cash seized during investigation --
1/14/08 SE man sentenced to 12 years in prison for Woodland Terrace shooting -- Unarmed victim remains paralyzed from the waist down --
1/11/08 NE District man sentenced to 24 years in prison for sexually assaulting his 72-year-old biological aunt
1/10/08 SE District man sentenced to 28 ½ years in prison for assaulting several uninvolved individuals with a pistol during a dispute with his brother -- Looking for his brother, defendant shoots into occupied apartment where two individuals and 4-month baby were located --
1/10/08 Violent pimp sentenced to 118 months in prison for sexually abusing and pandering two young females -- Pimp tattooed, assaulted and sexually abused 15- and 16-year-old --
1/9/08 District Man Sentenced to Four-Year Prison Term for Sexually Molesting 12-year-old boy --Defendant dressed as woman when assaulting the boy--
1/9/08 Laurel, MD teenager sentenced to 12 years in prison for robbing and assaulting youths -- Defendant took approximately $600 from youths who had just cashed their paychecks --
1/9/08 Former Chief Pharmacist pleads guilty to stealing $95,000 of medication from St. Elizabeths Hospital --Former Chief Pharmacist and wife combined stole more than $200,000 of medication from two hospitals- -
1/8/08 Oxon Hill, MD woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for running over dozens of people with her car at Unifest street festival --Court sentences the defendant to the maximum term under the plea agreement- -
1/5/08 Former MPD officer sentenced for attempting to defraud a financial institution --Officer attempted to use District resident’s credit card that he stole while responding to a burglary alarm--
1/4/08 Former assistant bank branch manager pleads guilty
to fraud and related activity in connection with computers
–unauthorized $50,000 deposit into personal account was to cover gambling losses--
1/4/08 Payroll administrator pleads guilty to embezzling from the Red Cross --fraudulently issues more than $28,000 in payroll checks to herself--
1/3/08 District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirms conviction of
murderer of MPD Master Patrol Officer Brian Gibson
--Court upholds constitutionality of mandatory life sentence for murder of law enforcement officer
1/2/08 Northeast woman pleads guilty to bank robbery by extortion --Woman claims child had been kidnaped and would be killed if she was not given money
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