'Good Morning, Babe:' Sinister Secret Behind DC Romance Scam That Targeted MD Victims Revealed
It started with an attractive woman on a dating app, a few flirtatious messages, and what appeared to be the beginning of an online romance.
But for victims in Maryland and across the country, federal investigators say the women were bait, the affection was scripted, and the relationship was designed to drain their cryptocurrency accounts.
Six people have been charged in an international fraud operation that used fake dating profiles, rehearsed conversations, and fraudulent investment websites to steal from unsuspecting Americans, the US Attorney's Office in DC announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27…
Silver Spring Man Beat Sleeping Brother-In-Law, 19, To Death, Dumped Body Behind Bus Stop
A Maryland man who sent a chilling message about killing his teenage brother-in-law while he slept has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for beating him to death and dumping his body behind a bus stop.
Abraham Luna Perez, 29, of Silver Spring, learned his fate on Tuesday, Oct. 27, nearly two years after the killing of 19-year-old Diego Edilberto Borja Cardona, whose body was found in a wooded area just down the hill from the apartment they shared.
A Montgomery County jury convicted Luna Perez of voluntary manslaughter in August, a lesser offense than the first-degree murder charge he ini…
Cecil County Man, 48, Asked 26-Year-Old Online Lover To Produce Child Abuse Images: Feds
An online sexual relationship between two Maryland adults took a deeply disturbing turn when a 48-year-old man allegedly began requesting child sexual abuse images from his 26-year-old partner, according to federal prosecutors.
Donald Samuel Haubrick, of Elkton, and Breann Michele Lively, of North East, were indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple child sex crime charges following an investigation into their alleged online activities, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
According to the indictment, the two maintained a sexual relationshi…
Maryland Man Torched Own Home, Left Five Cats To Face Flames Alone: Fire Marshal (Updated)
A Maryland man intentionally set his own garage ablaze, knowing five cats were inside the home, then left the helpless animals to fend for themselves as the flames spread, authorities allege.
Michael S. Satterfield, 66, of Salisbury, is accused of deliberately setting the fire that tore through his home in the 6000 block of Hunters Mill Drive on Saturday, Oct. 24, causing an estimated $175,000 in damage, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office.
Investigators determined that the blaze originated in the home's attached garage, where flames quickly spread before approximately 40 …
