Tag: Baltimore
Jeremy Bethea, Fentanyl Trafficking, Maryland 2023
⏱ 3 min read A brazen Baltimore fentanyl dealer is facing the music after a federal sting operation snared over 400 grams of the deadly opioid. Jeremy Bethea, 46, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine. Between August 2022 and October 2023, Bethea and his…
Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, Destruction of Government Property, Maryland 2025
⏱ 2 min read A brazen attack on law enforcement in Baltimore’s streets left two government vehicles in shambles. On December 24, 2025, ICE officers attempted to apprehend 30-year-old Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins for a suspected immigration violation. As the officers boxed him in, Sousa-Martins refused to comply, breaking his own driver’s side window in a…
Sequan Branch-Green, Possession of Unregistered Firearm, Maryland 2024
⏱ 3 min read A convicted felon is headed to federal prison for more than seven years after being caught with a loaded ghost gun and ammunition in his vehicle in Baltimore’s Aisquith Street neighborhood. Sequan Branch-Green, 29, was stopped by Baltimore Police Department officers on January 10, 2024, who were responding to a report…
Najee Alexander Corbett, Disability Funds Theft, Maryland 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Baltimore man abused his position at the Social Security Administration to swindle over $116,000 from disability claimants, authorities say. Najee Alexander Corbett, 37, allegedly altered records in the SSA database to redirect Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to bank accounts he controlled, starting in February 2023. Corbett targeted claimants with…
Lawrence Earl Smith, Time-Card Fraud, Maryland 2019
⏱ 3 min read A Baltimore high school football coach and former police officer has been sentenced to prison for orchestrating a brazen overtime scam that netted him over $200,000 in fake paychecks. Lawrence Earl Smith, 52, of Perry Hall, Maryland, submitted 3,330 hours of phony overtime slips between 2019 and 2022, claiming he worked…
Sharif Northington, Armed Robbery and Carjacking, Maryland 2022
⏱ 2 min read Baltimore’s streets just got a little safer as 23-year-old Sharif Northington heads to federal prison for the next 11 years. His crime spree included a string of armed robberies and a high-speed carjacking. Northington and his crew targeted multiple businesses in Northeast Baltimore in November 2022, always armed to the teeth…
Victor Killen, Money Laundering, Maryland 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 33-year-old Hyattsville man, Victor Killen, is going down for a massive money laundering scheme that bilked $7.1 million from vulnerable targets. The scam, which spanned 2021 to 2024, targeted government agencies, schools, medical centers, and companies. Killen, now a convicted felon, admitted to orchestrating the conspiracy with multiple accomplices. They…
Reginald Dargan, Possession of a Loaded Firearm, Maryland 2024
⏱ 2 min read A Baltimore man’s penchant for violence landed him in federal prison after he was caught with a loaded ‘ghost gun’ and high-capacity magazine. Reginald Dargan, 34, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and violating the terms of his supervised release. On November 8, 2024, Baltimore…
Five Men, Crack Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking, Maryland 2023
⏱ 2 min read A brazen Baltimore DTO dealing crack cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl has been dismantled, with five men facing charges. According to the US Attorney’s Office, the crew was operating in the 500 block of Sheridan Avenue in North Baltimore. The suspects, aged 34 to 43, allegedly peddled poison to Baltimore’s streets, with…
Ali Habou Maman, Romance Fraud, Maryland 2022
⏱ 2 min read A 58-year-old Nigerien national is facing federal charges for a romance fraud scheme that swindled unsuspecting victims in Baltimore. Ali Habou Maman, of Frederick, MD, allegedly posed as love interests to scam victims out of money and property. According to the indictment, Maman and his co-conspirators began their scheme in October…
