From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Jesse Allen Burney, age 34, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, today to 21 years in federal prison for armed bank robbery. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge Gordon B. […]
Edgewood Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for 2015 Murder
From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office: Marvin Jahvon Smith, 27, of Edgewood, Maryland, was sentenced to serve the maximum sentence of 50 years in prison. He was found guilty of second degree murder, 30 years, and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, 20 years, by a Harford County […]
AccuPay Owners Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Money Set Aside by Clients to Pay Federal and State Taxes
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced today payroll company owners Kevin Carden, age 56, to six years in prison for wire fraud, and his wife Beverly Carden, age 54, both formerly of Bel Air, Maryland, to five years in prison for mail fraud, both followed by three […]
New “Re-entry” Services Aim to Reduce Criminal Relapse, Rebuild Lives of Harford County Inmates
From Harford County government: Harford County Government and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office have partnered on a new initiative aimed at reducing recidivism, or relapse into criminal activity, by inmates in Harford County. Presently, the county’s recidivism rate is between 44% and 48%. Of those who choose to reoffend, most do so within a year […]
Baltimore Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for 3 Armed Robberies, Including Havre de Grace Drug Store
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Rodney Smith, age 51, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to commit three armed robberies and using and brandishing a firearm during a crime of […]
Edgewood Woman Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Murder
From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office: Tanasha Siena, of Edgewood, Maryland, was sentenced to serve the maximum of 50 years in prison. She had been found guilty of Second Degree Murder and Use of a Handgun in the Commission of a Crime of Violence by a Harford County jury on April 21, 2015. The […]
Abingdon Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Nicholas Paul Pedone, age 41, of Abingdon, Maryland, today to 30 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for possessing child pornography. Judge Bennett ordered that upon his release from prison, Pedone must register as a sex offender […]
Bel Air Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Selling Heroin to a User Who Died of Overdose
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Kenneth Charles Diggins, age 38, of Bel Air, Maryland today to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute heroin, and distribution of heroin, the use of which resulted in death. The sentence was […]