Former School Principal Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Embezzling $175,000 Meant for Student Activities and Services

Bridget Coates, 49, of Falls Church, Va., was the principal of St. Thomas More Catholic School in Southeast.

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 4, 2022SENTENCEDComment

D.C. Man Pleads Guilty to Carrying Out Conspiracy to Impersonate Federal Law Enforcement Officer

Defendant Used Ruse for Personal Gain, Including to Defraud Apartment Complexes of Rent

COURTSThe Advoc8teAugust 2, 2022GUILTYComment

Jaquan Jackson, 35, of Washington, D.C. Found Guilty of Animal Cruelty Involving Dogs Kept at His Residence

Search Uncovered Evidence of Dog-Fighting Paraphernalia

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 30, 2022GUILTYComment

IN THE COURTS | District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Offenses Committed During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

Defendant Swung Poles at Police Officers, Hitting One in the Shoulder

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 27, 2022SENTENCEDComment

IN THE COURTS | District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Killing Man in Northeast Washington

Defendant Shot Victim at Ex-Wife’s Apartment

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 26, 2022SENTENCED, HOMICIDEComment

Former Federal Employee Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison For Receipt of Child Pornography

Defendant Downloaded and Viewed Images at Home and at Library of Congress

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 22, 2022SENTENCEDComment

Two District Men Found Guilty of Conspiracy, First-Degree Murder, and Participation in a Criminal Street Gang in 2017 Slaying

Killing Took Place in Potomac Gardens Neighborhood of Southeast.

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 19, 2022GUILTYComment

Maryland Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison For Sex Trafficking and Firearms Charges

Second Defendant Sentenced to 10 Years for His Role in the Crimes

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 18, 2022SENTENCEDComment

District of Columbia Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics and Use Firearms

Drug dealing territory on Trenton Place SE in the Congress Heights neighborhood.

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 16, 2022SENTENCEDComment

Former Union Officer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Scheme That Generated More Than $500,000

Defendant Used Money for Personal Purchases, Shared Some With a Co-Conspirator

COURTSThe Advoc8teJuly 2, 2022GUILTYComment

Maryland Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Killing Construction Worker in Northeast Washington

Defendant Shot Victim After Taking His Property

COURTSThe Advoc8teJune 29, 2022SENTENCEDComment

District Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Shooting at Family in Northwest Washington

Bullets Hit Woman and Her 5-Year-Old Child; Gunfire Followed Confrontation Over Rented Scooter

COURTSThe Advoc8teJune 28, 2022SENTENCEDComment

Jury Finds District Man Guilty of Firearm Offenses Following Discovery of Ghost Gun in Southeast Washington Apartment

Michael Smallwood, 37, Was Barred From Possessing a Firearm

COURTSThe Advoc8teJune 26, 2022GUILTYComment

Jury Finds District Man Guilty of Aggravated Assault While Armed For Shooting Woman in Northwest Washington

Victim Shot Twice in Abdomen Following Argument Outside Nightclub

COURTSThe Advoc8teJune 24, 2022GUILTYComment

Jeremiah McCrimmon, 24, of Oxon Hil, Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Kidnapping and Sexually Assaulting a Child

Defendant Also Violated a Court Protection Order

COURTSThe Advoc8teJune 22, 2022SENTENCEDComment

District Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison For 2020 Slaying in Northeast Washington

Shooting Took Place During Marijuana Transaction

COURTSThe Advoc8teJune 17, 2022SENTENCEDComment

South Carolina Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison For Federal Sex Trafficking Charges

Defendant Sexually Exploited Minor Girl in Northwest Washington

COURTSThe Advoc8teJune 11, 2022SENTENCEDComment

District Man Sentenced to 9 ½ Years in Prison For Shooting That Left a Man Paralyzed

Defendant Shot Victim Twice in Parking Lot

COURTSThe Advoc8teJune 11, 2022SENTENCEDComment

Jury Finds District Man Guilty of First-Degree Felony Murder of a Senior Citizen In Killing of Man in Northeast Washington

Victim, 81, Knocked Down During Attempted Robbery and Died From Injuries

COURTSThe Advoc8teJune 9, 2022GUILTYComment

District of Columbia Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Kidnapping and Robbing Man in Southeast Washington

Victim Forced to Drive to ATMs, Escaped by Jumping Out of Moving Vehicle

COURTSThe Advoc8teJune 8, 2022SENTENCEDComment

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