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Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Adam B. Abelson sentenced Jermaine Porter, 35, of Baltimore, Maryland, today, to six years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon.  At the time of this conviction, Porter was on federal supervised release for a 2018 conviction for possessing a firearm as a prohibited person.  

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Court Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced David Donnell Fulton, 32, of York, Pennsylvania, today, to 15 years in federal prison for one count of sexual exploitation of a child, followed by 20 years of supervised release. Fulton must also register as a sex offender for life.

Baltimore, Maryland – After a five-day trial, a federal jury convicted Jermaine Sturgis, 41, of Laurel, Delaware, for conspiring to obstruct justice and making false statements to a federal officer. Sturgis previously served as a lieutenant correctional officer at the Eastern Correctional Institution (ECI), located in Westover, Maryland.  Sturgis was found guilty for his role in covering up evidence that a fellow ECI officer unlawfully assaulted an inmate.

Greenbelt, Maryland – After a two-week trial, a federal jury convicted Jason Michael Leidel, 45, of Silver Spring, Maryland, on one count of cyberstalking. Leidel is an active Lieutenant Commander in the Navy.

Baltimore, Maryland – Bayron Leopoldo Perez Batres, 63, a Guatemalan national, made his initial appearance, today, in U.S. federal court in the District of Maryland. Perez Batres is charged with illegal reentry by a previously deported alien. 

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney,” Burton, 56, of Miami, Florida, and Prince George’s County, Maryland, for his role as an alleged promoter of a $1.8 billion fraud scheme. Burton is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud, seven counts of money laundering, and one count of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.  

Baltimore, Maryland – Today, U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Thaddeus Lamont Wills, 52, of Waldorf, Maryland, to 55 years in federal prison for his role in a string of commercial armed robberies. The robberies occurred in 2020 and 2021, in Prince William County, Virginia, and in Prince George’s and Charles County, Maryland.  During one of the robberies, Wills shot and killed a business owner.

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury indicted Vanessa Yalixa Munoz-Baque, 31, of Ecuador, charging her with illegally reentering the United States after removal. According to the indictment, on September 11, 2024, local law enforcement apprehended Munoz-Baque in Frederick, Maryland, after she was previously removed to her home country in 2023.  

Baltimore, Maryland – Amit Ahuja, 41, of Westminster, Maryland, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in connection with a technical support scheme. Through the scheme, co-conspirators misled victims to believe that their computers were compromised so they needed to pay for computer repair services or software. 

 

Baltimore, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland and FBI – Baltimore Field Office announced today, there is a Temporary Flight Restriction in place for the Army-Navy Game taking place this Saturday, December 13, at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.  This area is considered a No-Drone Zone from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Game time is set for 3 p.m.

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury returned an indictment today, charging Mark Travis Brigham, 36, of Mount Airy, Maryland, with seven counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of possession of child sexual abuse material. 

Baltimore, Maryland – Ryan Christopher Hall, 50, of Woodstock, Maryland, pled guilty today, to sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child sexual abuse material charges in federal court. Hall is a former domestic violence detective who served 27 years with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.