From the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland: Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Baltimore Police officer Jaime Luis Lugo, age 36, of Aberdeen, Maryland today to two years in prison followed by two years of supervised release for conspiring to commit and committing extortion under […]
Baltimore Police Officer Ocasio, Edgewood Resident, Sentenced to 18 Months in Prision for Role in Towing Extortion Scheme
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: TWELFTH BALTIMORE POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED IN TOWING EXTORTION SCHEME U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Baltimore Police officer Samuel Ocasio, age 37, of Edgewood, Maryland today to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to commit and committing extortion undercolor of […]
Baltimore Police Officer, Edgewood Resident, Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison in Towing Company Extortion Scheme
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Baltimore Police officer Osvaldo Valentine, age 40, of Edgewood, Maryland, today to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit, and committing, extortionunder color of official right in connection with a scheme in which […]
Aberdeen Man Pleads Guilty in Baltimore City Police Towing Extortion Scheme
From the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland: Baltimore Police officer Jaime Luis Lugo, age 36, of Aberdeen, Maryland pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit and committing extortion under color of official right in connection with a scheme in which brothers Hernan Alexis Moreno and Edwin Javier Mejia paid Lugo […]
Edgewood Man Convicted in Baltimore City Police Department Towing Extortion Scam
From the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland: Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Baltimore Police officer Samuel Ocasio, age 36, of Edgewood, Maryland today of conspiring to commit and committing extortion under color of official right in connection with a scheme in which brothers Hernan Alexis Moreno and Edwin […]
Del. Impallaria: “Harford County Now the Wild West for Illegal and Corrupt Towing Companies;” Delegate Heads to Court Thursday
From Del. Rick Impallaria: When a towing company, and this includes police-authorized tows, takes possession of a vehicle, they are required under Maryland State Law to return both the unattached personal property and the vehicle’s tags and registration to the vehicle owner upon request. Unfortunately, they are instead withholding the property and using the threat […]
Edgewood Man Pleads Guilty in Baltimore City Police Towing Company Extortion Scheme
From the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland: Baltimore, Maryland – Baltimore Police officers Jerry Diggs, Jr., age 25, of Baltimore, and Osvaldo Valentine, age 39, Edgewood, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit and committing extortion under color of official right in connection with a scheme in which […]
Impallaria Sues Bane: Delegate Asserts Harford Sheriff “Aided and Abetted” in Theft and Extortion from “Citizens He Has Sworn to Protect”
In a lawsuit filed in late July, Del. Rick Impallaria alleges that Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane has “violated his oath of office in his duty to protect and serve the public,” “sullied the good name of the Sheriff’s Department and of his deputies,” and “aided and abetted” in the theft and extortion from “the […]
