[PR] Former Howard University Associate Director Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the School Out of More Than $100,000

Demini Mosley, 35, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty to defrauding Howard University out of more than $100,000.

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So...someone drove their van into the Anacostia River

A person was rescued and in a surprise to no one was arrested for suspected DUI.

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[PR] District Man Sentenced to 120 Months for Federal Carjacking and Firearms Charge Related to Kidnapping of NJ Man

Trevonta Barnes, 24, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release.

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[PR] District Woman Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison on Federal Mail Fraud Charge, Admits Her Role in Embezzlement Scheme

Belinda McKenzie, 45, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 24 months in prison for her role in an embezzlement scheme targeting DC government funds earmarked for at-risk tenants.

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[PR] Government Contractor Sentenced to 18 Months for Fraudulently Claiming to Perform Services as a Minority Business Enterprise

On August 13, 2019, Keith Forney pled guilty to mail fraud, money laundering, and tax fraud.

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[PR] Former Federal Government Contract Officer Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes

Ronnie Simpkins, 67, a former government contract officer with the General Services Administration (GSA), pled guilty to a federal bribery charge.

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[PR] Former Government Consultant Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Bribery and Fraud Schemes

John Woods, 57, of Washington, D.C., admitted he stole more than $560,000 from a company and paid more than $140,000 in bribes to a former D.C. government employee

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[PR] Maryland Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Bribing D.C. Public Officials

Marvin Parker, 61, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for paying more than $40,000 in bribes to two Metropolitan Police Department employees.

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[PR] District Woman Found Guilty of Setting Fire to her Grandmother’s Home

Vivian Marion Hairston, 37, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty for setting fire to her grandmother’s home in the Kingman Park neighborhood of Northeast.

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