District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 26 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation And Sex Abuse Charges

Defendant Posed as Young Girl to Target Victim

COURTSThe Advoc8teApril 3, 2023SENTENCINGComment

District Man Pleads Guilty to Bias-Related Assault in Confrontation With Employees at Fast-Food Restaurant

Defendant Also Pleads Guilty in Second Case Involving Incident at Union Station

COURTSThe Advoc8teFebruary 15, 2022SENTENCINGComment

District Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Killing Woman in Burst of Gunfire in Southeast Washington

An innocent bystander, Lagoria Brinkley, 36, was struck in the head by one of the fired bullets.

COURTSThe Advoc8teJanuary 12, 2022SENTENCINGComment

Maryland Man Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Sexually Abusing and Blackmailing Woman

Defendant Arrested Following Series of Threatening Texts

MPDThe Advoc8teJanuary 10, 2022SENTENCINGComment

District Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for PCP Trafficking Conspiracy and Firearms Charges

Operated in areas of Southeast Washington, including the 16th Street, W Street, and Good Hope Road area.

COURTSThe Advoc8teDecember 20, 2021SENTENCINGComment

Two District of Columbia Men Sentenced to Prison Terms for Carjacking Spree

Defendants Committed At Least Six Armed Carjackings Within a 12-Hour Span

COURTSThe Advoc8teDecember 6, 2021SENTENCINGComment

Maryland Woman Sentenced for Paying More than $6,500 in Bribes to Metropolitan Police Department Employee

Michelle Cage, 46, of Temple Hills, Md., was sentenced to five years of probation, including six months of home confinement.

COURTSThe Advoc8teDecember 2, 2021SENTENCINGComment

Maryland Man Sentenced to 30-Month Prison Term for Scam Involving Fake Sales of Puppies

Defendant Used Various Websites, Collected Over $158,000 in Wire Transfers

COURTSThe Advoc8teNovember 26, 2021SENTENCINGComment

Former Executive Director of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Husband Sentenced to Prison Terms for Bank Fraud

Stolen Money Used for Personal Retail Purchases and Services

MPDThe Advoc8teNovember 24, 2021SENTENCINGComment

Licensed Attorney Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid in Scheme Involving Personal Care Services

Admits Submitting False Timesheets Over Two-Year

MPDThe Advoc8teNovember 21, 2021SENTENCINGComment

Former Government Employee Sentenced to 17-Month Prison Term for Concealing Information During Application Process

“…was required to disclose the circumstances of his departure from his previous law enforcement position…”

COURTSThe Advoc8teNovember 17, 2021SENTENCINGComment

District Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison For Killing Man in Northeast Washington

Defendant Attacked Stranger on Sidewalk

MPDThe Advoc8teNovember 13, 2021SENTENCING, HOMICIDEComment

Maryland Man Sentenced to 151 Months in Prison for Kidnapping, Assault, and Other Crimes

Victims Included Woman and Her 13-Year-Old Granddaughter

COURTSThe Advoc8teNovember 10, 2021SENTENCINGComment

District Man Sentenced to Prison Term for Fatal Stabbing in Northwest Washington

Attack took place during a street confrontation involving the smoking of K-2

COURTSThe Advoc8teNovember 8, 2021SENTENCINGComment

District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography

Daniel Gregory Johnston, 43, formerly of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty.

MPDThe Advoc8teNovember 4, 2021SENTENCINGComment

District Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for 2018 Killing Near Union Station

MacArthur Venable, 36, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

COURTSThe Advoc8teOctober 26, 2021HOMICIDE, SENTENCINGComment

National Labor Organization Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Union

Donnell Owens plead guilty to stealing more than $275,000.

COURTSThe Advoc8teOctober 22, 2021SENTENCINGComment

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