Tag: Maryland
Lorenzo Turner, Sex Trafficking, Maryland 2024
⏱ 2 min read Lorenzo Turner, a 43-year-old recidivist sex offender from Washington D.C., has been charged with sex trafficking minors in Baltimore. Between May 2024 and August 2024, Turner allegedly recruited, enticed, and transported two minor victims to engage in commercial sex acts. The crimes were committed in Baltimore, and Turner is now facing…
John Bolton, Espionage Act Violation, Maryland 2024
⏱ 2 min read John Bolton, the former National Security Advisor to the President of the United States, pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, to violating the Espionage Act. The 77-year-old Bethesda resident admitted to retaining national defense information, specifically top secret material that he copied into his personal notes and transmitted to…
Jacob Rappaport, Bank Fraud, Maryland 2020
⏱ 2 min read Jacob Rappaport, a 41-year-old attorney from Towson, Maryland, orchestrated a real estate bank fraud scheme that involved fake contracts and hidden side agreements. The scheme, which took place in Baltimore, involved Rappaport’s client, Alexander Schultz, and his company, Limitless Management. In January 2020, Schultz’s company, Coventry Realty, LLC, purchased a Baltimore…
Noman Saleem, Crypto Investment Scam, Maryland 2021
⏱ 2 min read Noman Saleem, a 39-year-old man from Queens and Levittown, New York, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for running a crypto investment scam in Maryland. Between December 2020 and March 2021, Saleem impersonated popular online crypto influencers, convincing victims to send him cryptocurrency under the guise of a crypto…
James Beverly, Attempted Drive-By Shooting, Maryland 2024
⏱ 2 min read A brazen attempted drive-by shooting in East Baltimore has led to a 54-month prison sentence for James Beverly, 40. The incident occurred in February 2024, when Beverly, who was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to prior felony convictions, was targeted by a gunman in a dark-colored SUV. Beverly, who had…
Jacob Michael Young, Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material, Maryland 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jacob Michael Young, a 25-year-old senior airman in the US Air Force, has pleaded guilty to distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) while stationed at Joint Base Andrews in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Between November 2024 and January 2025, Young uploaded approximately 56 suspected CSAM files to Kik Messenger, a messaging…
Seth Jason, Death Threats, Maryland 2023
⏱ 2 min read Seth Jason, a 65-year-old former Voice of America employee from Edgewater, Maryland, made a series of chilling death threats against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene between October 2023 and January 2025. Jason, who was employed at VOA headquarters, used a taxpayer-funded phone line to leave voicemails threatening to shoot and murder Greene,…
Erik Lee Madison, Child Sex Exploitation, Maryland 2026
⏱ 2 min read Erik Lee Madison, a 21-year-old member of a violent extremist network known as ‘764’, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually exploiting at least 10 minor female victims in Maryland. The crimes occurred between November 2024 and November 2025, when Madison used the internet to create and share…
Dennis March and Greg March, Tax Evasion, Maryland 2017
⏱ 2 min read Twin brothers Dennis March and Greg March, 55, of Berlin, Maryland, pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges in federal court for concealing over $4.5 million in income and failing to pay nearly $1.8 million in taxes from 2017 to 2023. The brothers, who owned and controlled various business entities, including Elite…
Davion Percy, Insurance Fraud, Maryland 2020
⏱ 2 min read A former Maryland police officer has been found guilty of conspiring to commit an insurance fraud scam. Davion Percy, 40, of Suitland, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. The scheme, which took place between December 2019 and February 2020, involved Percy and fellow officers…
