Ex-D.C. Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Fraud
The Metropolitan Police Department says a former officer has pleaded guilty to three counts of misdemeanor fraud in connection with his duties in 2008 and 2009.
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The Metropolitan Police Department says a former officer has pleaded guilty to three counts of misdemeanor fraud in connection with his duties in 2008 and 2009.
Two years in jail. That's the sentence handed down Wednesday to an Annapolis man who scammed homeowners in Anne Arundel County out of thousands of dollars in a home improvement scheme.
A Maryland woman has been convicted of 36 counts involving $7 million in health care fraud.
Prosecutors told jurors in Baltimore that a Maryland man accused of selling millions of dollars in fraudulent renewable energy credits didn't produce anything but lies.
Federal prosecutors say a Walkersville man ran a fraudulent investment scheme that took in about $9.2 million from 70 people.
A renewable energy credits trader says a Maryland man accused of selling $9.1 million in fraudulent credits told him problems found by another trader were merely paperwork issues.
A woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for using several identities to defraud banks, lenders, insurers and the Social Security Administration of $2.6 million.
A Maryland man faces trial in a $9.1 million fraud case that is shedding light on problems in a renewable energy credits program run by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The District of Columbia Council chairman resigned Wednesday evening after being charged in federal court with lying about his income on bank loan applications.
A Sept. 11 trial is scheduled for a Maryland man accused of defrauding clients while working as a lawyer in West Virginia.
A former administrator of a nonprofit group in Prince George's County has been charged with stealing more than $100,000 from the organization.
Prosecutors say a Lovettsville, Va. couple has been indicted on charges of an alleged conspiracy to defraud the government of $1.2 million.
A judge has sentenced a broker to more than three years in prison for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in nearly $5 million in fraudulent loans.
A former assistant to an acting intelligence chief at Immigration and Customs Enforcement has pleaded guilty to participating in a fraud scheme involving around $295,000.
Three people have been charged in a federal indictment in connection with a bank fraud scheme that spanned Maryland and Pennsylvania, and possibly other locations.
A former chemist for the Food and Drug Administration has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in an insider trading scheme that spanned nearly five years.
Federal prosecutors say an Annapolis woman faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to using at least seven identities to defraud banks, lenders, insurers and the Social Security Administration of $2.6 million.
A 57-year-old Maryland man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently securing nearly $2.2 million in loans to buy five properties in Cape Charles, Va.
Federal prosecutors say a financial advisor who stole from a trust held for a child with cerebral palsy and another held by an elderly woman has been sentenced to four years in prison.
A Jewish charity co-founder who claimed he traveled the world as a "Jewish Indiana Jones" to rescue Torahs pleaded guilty to fraud charges Thursday, saying he lied when he claimed he had personally obtained vintage Torah scrolls in Europe and Israel for six years.
A former Maryland county schools superintendent convicted of steering business to a company where his then-girlfriend worked could get out of prison early after an appeals court reversed three fraud convictions against him.
Federal prosecutors say a Maryland man has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for participating in a scheme to defraud lenders, family members and others of more than $1.4 million through a series of real estate transactions.
Federal prosecutors say a Gambrills podiatrist has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for a plot to bill Medicare for $1 million for services he never performed.
Federal prosecutors say a former executive with M&T Bank has pleaded guilty in a plot to steal more than $223,000 from her employer and the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Federal prosecutors say a Crofton, Md., man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for submitting false travel claims totaling more than $485,000 to an agency of the Department of Defense.
Maryland malls and stores were just crowded on Friday, as they were in the days leading up to Christmas, with shoppers returning unwanted gifts.
Friday is a First Alert Weather Day due to a slick wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet that will fall across parts of Maryland through the evening.
An unattended bag led to a law enforcement investigation and a scare inside the Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport on Friday, during one of the busiest travel days of the year.
With President Trump declaring Dec. 26 a federal holiday, here's what's open and closed on Dec. 26.
Friday is a First Alert Weather Day. A wintry mix may cause rough travel conditions across parts of Maryland.
An unattended bag led to a law enforcement investigation and a scare inside the Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport on Friday, during one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Friday is a First Alert Weather Day due to a slick wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet that will fall across parts of Maryland through the evening.
Friday is a First Alert Weather Day. A wintry mix may cause rough travel conditions across parts of Maryland.
Maryland malls and stores were just crowded on Friday, as they were in the days leading up to Christmas, with shoppers returning unwanted gifts.
With President Trump declaring Dec. 26 a federal holiday, here's what's open and closed on Dec. 26.
The Ravens said they "clearly made an error" and won't appeal the ruling.
A Howard County Police officer responded to a call last weekend that really got his goat.
Chilly night ahead with some frost possible west of I-95. Warmer weather returns this weekend.
Storm threat continues Thursday with high heat added to the mix too during the afternoon.
Drought conditions in Maryland have improved after several rounds of wet weather in May.
The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now to keep the blood supply steady over the busy holiday season.
Marty Bass is at Handcrafted Happy Hour in Clipper Mill to talk about the many arts and crafts you can do this winter.
WJZ is learning about the week-long celebration of Kwanzaa and the history of the Sankofa Children’s Museum.
Wonder, a mealtime platform that lets customers order from multiple restaurants in a single order, has opened its first Baltimore-area location at Canton Crossing.
Mr. and Mrs. Claus join WJZ At 9 to celebrate the Christmas season.
Lamar Jackson is listed as doubtful for Baltimore's game against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night as he continues to deal with a back injury that knocked him out of the game against the New England Patriots last weekend.
Lamar Jackson did not practice Wednesday for the Baltimore Ravens because of his back injury.
Unless something wild happens in the next two weeks, Baltimore's 2025 season will be remembered as a colossal bust.
It's been a challenging season for the Ravens, but six members of the team have been named to the AFC roster for the Pro Bowl Games.
A former Howard County baseball star had his jersey retired after he was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia — who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March — will remain free on supervised release until at least the end of the year.
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said the agency is pausing leases for five offshore wind farms "due to national security concerns."
A federal judge temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy that sought to require members of Congress to submit requests a week before visiting ICE detention facilities.
A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia's immediate release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
President Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
Nearly 200 families were expected to shop at the 10th annual Christmas Store, hosted by the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and The Foundry Church on Friday.
After a loved one became a victim of sexual assault, a Maryland family is on a mission to prevent it among teens.
Over 400 future star chefs took over Baltimore on Saturday for a National Culinary Cook-off.
Chopped Broadway Bodega & Deli is making its mark as the first Black- and women-owned bodega in Fells Point, bringing the unmistakable flavors of a classic New York bodega to Baltimore.
'I Believe in Me Girls' held its fifth annual workshop on Saturday to empower young women while introducing them to a variety of career opportunities in the creative industry.
Senator Kagan said this bill will limit what she calls "bait and switch" and price gouging.
The Maryland Department of Emergency Management increased the State Activation Level from Normal to Partial on Friday morning in response to a Microsoft outage that has paralyzed systems worldwide.
Neighbors in one west Baltimore neighborhood are figuring out what to do for groceries, due to the Giant Food location in Edmondson Village closing next month.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is asking to move marijuana to Schedule III, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids
After three decades of serving customers on the Baltimore waterfront, The Cheesecake Factory is closing its Inner Harbor location.
The company voluntarily issued the recall on September 23.
The Baltimore Tech Hub, one of 31 federal "Tech Hubs" designated last year, was skipped for a cut of $504 million in the first round of funding for the program.
Primanti Bros. on Tuesday announced plans to expand to the Baltimore region this spring.
CVS is closing dozens of pharmacies inside Target stores in 2024 as the store and other retail pharmacy chains face increasing difficulties.
Mixed nuts from Ohio-based Mellace Family Brands sold at some Wegmans stores could be tainted with Salmonella, FDA warns.
The company voluntarily issued the recall on September 23.
With open enrollment starting soon, employees could get sticker shock, with their costs expected to rise 6% to 7% for 2026, a new study says.
After WJZ shed light on a rat infestation plaguing one Towson community, Baltimore County officials say they are now taking action.
Recalled supplemental shakes were distributed to hospitals and long-term care facilities nationwide, federal officials say.
James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series "The Wire" and appeared in many other TV shows and movies, has died.
Director Rob Reiner and wife, Michele, were found dead in their Los Angeles home, sources told CBS News, in what police called an apparent homicide.
President Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
A Maryland ticket broker is accused of illegally purchasing and reselling hundreds of thousands of tickets for profit, including thousands to Taylor Swift's highly-sought Eras Tour.
Paramount Global and Skydance Media agreed to merge last year.
Wintry mix continues in Maryland into Friday evening
Friday is a First Alert Weather Day. A wintry mix may cause rough travel conditions across parts of Maryland.
WJZ-TV meteorologist Steve Sosna has your latest weather forecast.
Wintry mix in Friday's forecast in Maryland
Wintry weather in Maryland's forecast on Friday
Police investigation pauses screenings during peak travel day at BWI Airport
Wintry mix continues in Maryland into Friday evening
Maryland shoppers hit the stores for post-holiday returns
Holiday travelers make adjustments as winter weather moves through Maryland
BWI Airport resumes normal operations are security scare