Federal Crimes

Legislators in Maryland are taking a renewed interest in hate crimes. The state's House Judiciary Committee is even considering a bill that would redefine what would constitute a hate crime and what kind of penalties someone might face. In particular, they're...

A professional poker player has another source of income, according to prosecutors -- distributing significant amounts of marijuana from Long Island, New York, down the coast to the Baltimore area and as far as Virginia. As of Oct. 1, he's facing federal charges for...

There are basically three types of people -- aside from the investigators themselves -- who end up involved in a federal investigation: witnesses, subjects and targets.Frankly, you should be concerned if you're any of the three, because your status could change in a...

A 60-year-old former Maryland Prince George's councilman was sentenced to a 48-month federal prison term on Tuesday, Sept. 4. He'd previously been charged with both bribery and conspiracy for agreeing to accept money in exchange for agreeing to vote in favor of the...

Federal crimes come in many shapes and forms, from horrifying incidents like airplane hijacking to blackmail. Any time a person faces a federal charge, it's necessary to take a deep look into the case and provide a defensive option.Federal crimes often come with...

Both Maryland state and federal laws define abduction, a crime more commonly referred to as kidnapping, similarly. It is described as being the involuntary removal of an individual from one place to a different one. In order to prove that someone was abducted, the...

Convictions for federal crimes, any other type of felony or even some misdemeanors can result in your civil rights being greatly restricted not just in the short term, but for the rest of your life.Most convicted felons are restricted from applying for or receiving...

After a homicide in Maryland, a woman opened up a GoFundMe campaign that was intended to help the family of the victim. However, she is now facing first-degree fraud charges after allegations that she kept some of the money for herself.Technically, the report claims...

Individual charged with having committed forgery is likely to have been accused of having made modifications to or unlawfully signing someone else's name to some type of document. Documents most apt to be altered include identification cards or driver's licenses,...

A hate crime occurs in the United States as frequently as once an hour. Every 60 minutes, an individual or group commits a crime against someone simply because the perpetrator has prejudice toward the victim. The individuals often victimized by these crimes are those...