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Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced John Hyman, 21, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for two armed commercial robberies and a carjacking in Baltimore County and Baltimore City, Maryland. According to his guilty plea, in November 2022, Hyman and two other men committed two armed robberies of two commercial businesses and carjacked a vehicle from an employee.  

Baltimore, Maryland – Today, Dalonte Ray Jones, 21, of Annapolis, Maryland, pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. According to Jones’ guilty plea, on November 11, 2024, law enforcement executed a search warrant for Jones’ apartment located in Maryland.  During the search, law enforcement found a Glock 17 semi-automatic handgun, with an extended magazine, in Jones’ bedroom.  

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Stephen Nicholas Westcott, 35, of Kennedyville, Maryland, charging him with Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material, Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material, and Illegal Possession of an Unregistered Silencer. Law enforcement arrested Westcott in Manistee County, Michigan, after he fled the state of Maryland to avoid arrest when a warrant was issued in February 2025.

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Ron Wardlow, 26, of Baltimore, Maryland, with carjacking, using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person.

Baltimore, Maryland – Desmond Jones, 45, of Baltimore, Maryland, pled guilty today, to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. 

Baltimore, Maryland – Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Deandrae Stull, 34, of Cambridge, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. 

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Terry Allen, 57, of Rosedale, Maryland, to six years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and money laundering. According to the guilty plea, in 2022, during an investigation into a target, the FBI discovered that the target paid Allen more than $270,000.  Agents later learned that Allen was supplying the FBI target with diverted prescription drugs. 

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury indicted Delantae Phillips, 37, of Baltimore, Maryland, charging him with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person while under a domestic violence restraining order. 

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Steven Christopher Kelban, 50, of Catonsville, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for possessing child sexual abuse material as a recidivist offender. According to his guilty plea, Kelban has two prior child pornography convictions. 

Baltimore, Maryland – Today, Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Moshe Gabay, 55, of Baltimore, Maryland, to one year and one day in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment, for filing false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service. On the fraudulent tax returns, Gabay underreported his income by more than $3.5 million which meant he owed more than $1 million in taxes.   

 

Greenbelt, Maryland – James Junior Aliyu, 30, a Nigerian national residing in South Africa at the time of his criminal conduct, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.  Aliyu, who was extradited from South Africa to the United States, is the last of three defendants to plead guilty to his role in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme. Eight other defendants previously pled guilty in the District of Maryland in separate cases related to the same conspiracy.

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Court Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Anissa Maroof, 48, of Potomac, Maryland, to 15 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for distributing and dispensing controlled substances. After she is released from prison, Maroof will serve the first nine months of supervised release on home detention.