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Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby leaves the federal courthouse in Greenbelt following Tuesday’s proceedings, with attorney James Wyda on the left and attorney Lucius Outlaw III on the right.
Government issues warning shot to Marilyn Mosby as she weighs whether to take the stand in perjury case
Mosby is on trial on two counts of perjury, with prosecutors charging that she lied about suffering a financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to gain access to her retirement funds
Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby just arrived at the federal courthouse in Greenbelt for her federal perjury trial, which starts this morning with opening statements.
Perjury trial begins for former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby
Mosby, 43, who served two terms in office from 2015-2023, is charged with two counts of perjury.
Marilyn Mosby arrives at her trial at United States District Court Greenbelt Division, Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
Marilyn Mosby trial is set to begin: Here’s what you need know
Mosby’s indictment leveled charges of perjury for lying when she took an early disbursement from her retirement account, and for making false statements on mortgage applications.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
Man’s spine severed in reported homicide in Johns Hopkins psych ward
Police disclosed Thursday that the January death of Paul Bertonazzi had been ruled a homicide on Nov. 1. An incident report reviewed by The Banner provides a fuller picture.
Crime scene tape across a street.
Man’s death at Johns Hopkins Hospital ruled a homicide, Baltimore detectives investigating
On Jan. 7, police took a man to a Baltimore hospital for behavioral issues. Five days later, he was dead.
Feds: GTTF’s Hersl shows no remorse, shouldn’t be released early based on cancer diagnosis
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge not to release former Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force detective Daniel Hersl from prison early despite his cancer diagnosis, saying he’s shown no remorse for his crimes.
Safe Streets outpost located in the Belair-Edison neighborhood on Oct. 26, 2023.
Safe Streets staffer charged, Belair-Edison operations suspended following FBI raid
Three staffers were on leave Monday from the Belair-Edison outpost following a federal law enforcement operation last week that included 15 different raids, including the Safe Streets site.
The street outside Carver Vocational-Technical High School with police tape in front.
Five detained in connection with shooting outside Baltimore’s Carver Vo-Tech High School
School system confirms the victims were students and their families had been notified.
The FBI on Thursday raided the Belair-Edison site of the Baltimore anti-violence program Safe Streets. The site is located in the 4200 block of Belair Road.
FBI raids Safe Streets site in Baltimore’s Belair-Edison neighborhood
FBI spokeswoman says the FBI was “conducting court-authorized activity” at the location.
Baltimore City Fire Department and ATF officials examine multiple burned rowhomes in the 5200 block of Linden Heights Ave. on Friday, October 20, 2023. The fatal fire the previous night took the life of two firefighters and injured multiple others.
Second Baltimore firefighter dies after battling Oct. 19 house blaze
Lt. Dillon Rinaldo had remained hospitalized at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center since the fire, but his condition worsened.
Portrait of Marilyn Mosby at the Baltimore City State's Attorney Office.
Ahead of Marilyn Mosby trial, judge limits some prosecution arguments
Mosby, the former Baltimore City state’s attorney, is accused of improperly obtaining early access to her own retirement funds by saying in sworn documents that she had suffered adverse financial consequences as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dunbar football coach Lawrence Smith talks to his team after a game in December 2022.
Dunbar football coach lied about hundreds of school police overtime shifts, new court records say
The acting police chief for Baltimore City Public Schools, then a major, approved Lawrence Smith’s fraudulent overtime, the court documents say, raising serious questions about supervision and policies.
The United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners is a United States federal prison in Springfield, Missouri, where federal inmates are housed and receive medical treatment.
Former Gun Trace Task Force member Hersl says he has cancer, asks for release
Former Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force member Daniel Hersl is seeking compassionate release from federal prison, saying he has terminal cancer and only a short time left to live.
Alfred Chestnut, Andrew Stewart, and Ransom Watkins were freed after they were proved innocent.
Baltimore spending board asked to approve $48M payout for wrongful convictions in 1983 murder
The extraordinary payout in the case of the so-called “Harlem Park Three” is likely tens of millions of dollars larger than any of its kind in recent years.
A Property Invest USA investor travelled to Baltimore to survey two properties they own. One was in terrible condition; another had been recently renovated. Neither was being rented.
Turkish investors who were sold vacant, dilapidated Baltimore homes plead for criminal investigation
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office confirms it had recently received complaints about Property Invest USA that “highlighted serious concerns which we are reviewing.”
The Baltimore Banner sits down with Mayor Brandon Scott, former police commissioner Michael Harrison, and acting police commissioner Richard Worley for an interview discussing Harrison’s departure at City Hall on July 12, 2023
Baltimore Police commissioner apologizes for comments about rape, arson victims
“I misspoke. The last thing I want to do is blame the victim,” Worley said.
A woman comforts a student after she is released from lockdown at Morgan State University following a shooting on Oct. 3, 2023 that rocked the historically Black campus. Five people were wounded, including four students.
A beautiful evening broken by gunfire; five wounded after Morgan State coronation
One or more shooters opened fire on the campus of Morgan State University Tuesday night, wounding five people and sending students running for cover during what is traditionally a celebratory homecoming week at the HBCU.
Howard County sheriff’s deputy Ryan Demby.
Off-duty Howard County deputy fatally shot in Baltimore’s Federal Hill neighborhood; arrest made
A bargoer as well as an official briefed on the investigation said the incident started with an altercation inside of Wayward Bar & Kitchen, and that the participants were thrown out.
Baltimore acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley, U.S. Marshals Chief Deputy Mathew Silverman, Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott, and Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan J. Bates host a press conference at police headquarters on the arrest of Jason Billingsley, the suspect in the killing of Pava LaPere, on Sept. 28, 2023. Billingsley was apprehended at a train station in Bowie late last night. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
Baltimore Police defend actions in hunt for suspect in Pava LaPere’s killing
Jason Dean Billingsley, 32, of Baltimore, was taken into custody late Wednesday after multiple law enforcement agencies tracked him to a train station in Bowie.
Mugshot of Jason Billingsley.
Suspect Jason Billingsley apprehended by U.S. Marshals in killing of Baltimore tech CEO
The registered sex offender was taken into custody after 11 p.m. at a train station in Bowie, U.S. Marshals confirmed.
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