Metropolitan Police Department Employee Sentenced for Accepting More than $40,000 in Cash Bribes in Exchange for Personal Identifying Information of Traffic Crash Victims

Aaron Willis, 38, of Maryland, was sentenced.

MPDThe Advoc8teMay 24, 2021USAODCComment

[PR] D.C. Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Two Non-Profit Organizations

Maxine Marie Williams, 49, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty on April 6, 2021.

MPDThe Advoc8teApril 19, 2021USAODC, DC COURTSComment

[PR] Howard University Employee Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud Government Continues Crackdown on People Who Defraud Medicaid

Folashade Adufe Horne, 51, of Laurel, Maryland, pled guilty to defrauding the D.C. Medicaid program out of more than $370,000.

MPDThe Advoc8teFebruary 1, 2021USAODCComment

[PR] Businessowner Pleads Guilty To Bribing Former Chief of Collections for D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue

Mohammad Ezazul Hoque, 57, the owner of several Washington, D.C. restaurants, pled guilty.

MPDThe Advoc8teJanuary 25, 2021USAODCComment

[PR] Two Off-Duty Virginia Police Officers Charged in Federal Court Following Events at the U.S. Capitol

"Fracker and Robertson were photographed in the Capitol building making an obscene gesture in front of the John Stark statue."

CRIMEThe Advoc8teJanuary 14, 2021USAODCComment

[PR] Five Individuals Charged in Health Care Fraud Scheme

Were indicted on conspiracy, fraud, and aggravated identity theft charges relating to a $467,000 health care fraud scheme.

CRIMEThe Advoc8teDecember 22, 2020USAODCComment

[PR] Former Leaders of the DC Trust, a Non-Profit Dedicated to Helping Children, Charged with Using Organization's Funds for Personal Gain

Edward Davies, 49, and Earl Hamilton, 50, have been charged.

CRIMEThe Advoc8teDecember 6, 2020DC TRUST, USAODCComment

[PR] Former Office of Tax and Revenue Head of Collections Sentenced for Paying Bribes to OTR Official to Help Consulting Client

The former Chief of Collections for the DC Office of Tax and Revenue was sentenced to 14 months of incarceration.

CRIMEThe Advoc8teDecember 4, 2020USAODC, Office of Tax and RevenueComment

[PR] Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $282,670 from Former Employer

William Robinson, 41, a former employee of a non-profit corporation that advocates for policies related to safe food, safe drinking water, and the climate, pled guilty.

CRIMEThe Advoc8teDecember 2, 2020USAODCComment

[PR] Former D.C. Government Employee Sentenced to 12 Months and a Day in Prison for Fraud Scheme that Cost Government More Than $880,000

Eugenia Rapp, 51, of Woodbridge, Virginia, a former D.C. government employee, was sentenced.

CRIMEThe Advoc8teNovember 25, 2020USAODC, PRESS RELEASEComment

[PR] District Woman Admits to Disclosing the Identity of Superior Court Grand Jury Witness,Comprising Witness Security

Dawn Monique Garris, a 45-year-old District of Columbia resident, pled guilty in federal court in the District of Columbia.

CRIMEThe Advoc8teNovember 24, 2020USAODC, PRESS RELASEComment

[PR] Woman Pleads Guilty to Paying More than $6,500 in Cash Bribes to Metropolitan Police Department Employees in Exchange for Personal Identifying Information of Traffic Crash Victims

Michelle Cage, 45, of Maryland, pled guilty on November 19, 2020, to bribery.

MPDThe Advoc8teNovember 21, 2020MPD 1D, USAODCComment

[PR] U.S. Attorney's Office Closes Investigation Into the Death of Deon Kay

The U.S. Attorney’s Office is unable to disprove a claim of self-defense or defense of others by the officer-involved

NEWSThe Advoc8teNovember 20, 2020DEON KAY, USAODCComment

[PR] Former Federal Government Contract Officer Sentenced to Prison for Accepting Bribes

Ronnie Simpkins, 68, of Lusby, Maryland, a former government contract officer with the General Services Administration (GSA), was sentenced to a 21-month prison term.

CRIMEThe Advoc8teOctober 9, 2020USAODC, PRESS RELEASEComment