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Client backs Snyder in UMMS extortion trial but says he upset her
Prosecutors accuse trial lawyer Steven L. Snyder of exceeding the demands of his client when he demanded $25 million from the University of Maryland Medical System.
Former associate testifies Stephen L. Snyder directed him to destroy evidence
Kevin Stern and Stephen L. Snyder faced off in a courtroom Monday, with Stern appearing under immunity as a witness for the prosecution and testifying that his former boss asked him to destroy evidence.
Snyder wrote in email that his hospital pitch was ‘not a plan to extort money’
Snyder is on trial for federal charges of attempted extortion, with prosecutors saying he demanded payment while threatening to nuke public trust in UMMS by exposing what he believed were flaws in its organ transplant program.
‘I was sick inside’: Maryland medical system leaders detail Snyder’s alleged extortion
Dr. Stephen Bartlett, once a top official at the University of Maryland Medical System, testified at the federal extortion trial of Stephen L. Snyder.
Baltimore state’s attorney won’t release records on child who starved to death
Despite pressure from lawmakers, the Byrd family’s interactions with Child Protective Services remain confidential.
Medical malpractice attorney says he was ‘Snydered’ in a dishonest way
Trial begins for Stephen L. Snyder, a medical malpractice attorney accused of extorting $25 million over alleged organ transplant issues at University of Maryland Medical System.
Federal prosecutors drop case against Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins
Federal prosecutors are dropping the machine gun conspiracy case against Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins, weeks after a jury acquitted his co-defendant.
Extortion trial could expose details about risky organ transplants at UMMS
Medical malpractice attorney Stephen L. Snyder’s extortion trial spotlights the underlying situation at UMMS that he was trying to expose.
Jury awards $5.2 million to Baltimore Police captain assaulted by officer on The Block
An altercation six years ago outside a strip club involving an on-duty Baltimore Police officer and an off-duty officer will cost taxpayers $5.2 million.
Harford County councilman charged with theft from electrical workers union
Councilman Dion Guthrie, 86, a Democrat, is charged with one count of theft between $1,500 and $25,000 from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1501.
Former Harford County hoops player was alleged mastermind of U.S.-China drug ring
A federal investigation has led to the takedown of 17 people allegedly involved in a nationwide marijuana trafficking organization that laundered its proceeds through China.
Pregnant woman’s fatal shooting among cases linked to alleged hit men in new indictment
The two men are accused of carrying out a string of contract shootings and killings across Baltimore over a bloody eight-month period.
Pratt Library’s unconventional new CEO is out to change lives
After a national search, the Pratt Libraries boards selected Chad Helton as president and CEO of the 142-year-old Baltimore library system.
Woman sentenced to 18 years in neo-Nazi power grid attack plot
Sarah Beth Clendaniel was arrested in February 2023 after corresponding for months with a government source to plot the attack.
David Rubenstein long ago moved on from Baltimore. Now he’s king of Birdland.
David Rubenstein grew up in Baltimore and now owns the Orioles. But for most of his life, nobody — not even Rubenstein himself — thought he was a Baltimore guy.
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