District Woman Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Arson of Large Southeast Washington Apartment Building

Laketia Hazelwood, 33 Used Gasoline to Ignite Lobby of 43-Unit Building

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 15, 2021DC COURTSComment

District Man Sentenced to 118 Months in Prison For Armed Robberies of Businesses

Crimes Took Place Over Two-Hour Period, Two Others Earlier Sentenced in Case.

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 13, 2021ROBBERYComment

Businessman Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Paying Bribes to Federal and D.C. Employees

Charles M. Thomas, 47, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for paying bribes to two employees of HUD as well as to an OSSE employee.

COURTSThe Advoc8teSeptember 1, 2021USAODCComment

Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Customers in Scam Involving Fake Sales of Puppies

Azoh agreed that a restitution order of at least $158,000 is appropriate in the case.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 31, 2021USAODCComment

Florida Man Sentenced to 155 Days in Jail On Destruction of Property, Firearms Charges

Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, 37, of Miami, Fla., was sentenced.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 24, 2021USAODCComment

D..C. Man Indicted on Charges in Scheme to Steal More Than $17 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds

Elias Eldabbagh, 30, devised a scheme to use tax returns stolen from a Washington, D.C. consulting firm.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 22, 2021USAODCComment

Owner of DC-Area Tax Preparation Business Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Endalkachew Asfaw, 48, of Alexandria, Va., pleaded guilty.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 19, 2021USAODCComment

District Woman Pleads Guilty to Two Assaults, Including One Prosecuted as Hate Crime

Gogan shoved the worker, who is a Black female, while using racial slurs against her.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 15, 2021CRIMEComment

District Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Firearms Offenses

Calloway admitted that while a subject of an undercover investigation, he agreed to purchase a fully automatic AK-47 for $250.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 11, 2021GUNSComment

Maryland Woman Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Embezzling Money from Law Firm

Katherine Emma Ross, 30, of Millersville, Md., formerly of Washington, D.C., was sentenced.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 7, 2021CRIMEComment

District Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Accessing Child Pornography

Brian Kampel, 44, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 33 months in prison.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 2, 2021CRIMES AGAINST CHILDRENComment

IN THE COURTS | District Man Charged With Sending Obscene Material to Minors and Attempting to Produce Child Pornography

Glenn Matthews, 32, of Washington, D.C., has been detained pending trial.

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 31, 2021CRIMES AGAINST CHILDRENComment

Eleven People Arrested in Federal Drug and Firearms Case Involving Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Other Drugs

An extensive investigation into a ring that was primarily based in the areas of Martin Luther King Jr., Avenue SE, Mellon Street SE, and Malcolm X Avenue SE.

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 30, 2021CONGRESS HEIGHTS, DRUGSComment

Jury Finds Maryland Men Guilty of Murder in 2017 Killing of Man in Southeast Washington

Nyekemia Everett, 35, of Greenbelt, Md., and Malik Hewitt, 41, of Capitol Heights, Md., have been found guilty.

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 30, 2021HOMICIDEComment

Metropolitan Police Department Officer and Maryland Woman Indicted for Bribery Scheme to Provide Personal Identifying Information of Traffic Crash Victims in Exchange for Cash Payments

Vincent Forrest, 33, of Washington, D.C., and Raquel Depaula, 43, of Beltsville, Maryland, were indicted by a federal grand jury.

COURTSThe Advoc8teJune 28, 2021DC COURTSComment

DC Superior Court to Host Safe Surrender Program

An opportunity for persons who are wanted for misdemeanor bench warrants in #DC to surrender voluntarily online.

COURTSThe Advoc8teJune 21, 2021SAFE SURRENDERComment

District Woman Sentenced to Prison for Hate Crime Targeting Member of the Asian Community

Carolyn Heard, 64, of Washington D.C., was sentenced on June 1, 2021, to a term of imprisonment.

COURTSThe Advoc8teJune 17, 2021USAODCComment

[PR] Former Treasurer and Comptroller of the Universal Ballet Foundation Pleads Guilty in $1.5 Million Bank Fraud Matter

120 unauthorized debits and withdrawals and 120 credit card charges at MGM National Harbor Casino.

COURTSThe Advoc8teMay 7, 2021DC COURTSComment

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