Fifteen Alleged Members and Associates of Baltimore ?Triple C? Gang Facing Federal Indictment on Charges Related to Their Participation in Drug Distribution and/or Racketeering Conspiracies, Including 18 Murders and 27 Attempted Murders

Press Release on June 3, 2021

Maryland ? A federal grand jury has returned a second superseding indictment that charges a total of 15 Baltimore defendants for their participating in violent racketeering and/or drug conspiracies.? Eleven of the defendants, including seven new defendants, are charged with participating...

Edgewood Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Robbery

Press Release on June 2, 2021

Baltimore, Maryland ? U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Jaquan Day, age 21, of Edgewood, Maryland to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, on May 27, 2021 for robbing an individual engaged in drug trafficking of controlled substances. The...

Suitland Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Loaded Firearm

Press Release on May 27, 2021

Greenbelt, Maryland ? Avante Daquan Lee, age 28, of Suitland, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to being a felon in possession of a firearm.? The guilty plea was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner; Special Agent in Charge Timothy...

U.S. Attorney?s Office and State and Local Partners Announce Expansion of Firearms Prosecution Initiative Targeting Gun Violence in Baltimore

Press Release on May 26, 2021

Baltimore, Maryland ? Today, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner announced a significant expansion of the U.S. Attorney?s Office?s collaborative initiative with state and local law enforcement to prosecute the illegal possession of firearms in Baltimore....

Baltimore Drug Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

Press Release on May 21, 2021

Baltimore, Maryland ? U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Daniel Taylor, age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland to nine years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. The sentence was announced by Acting...

Baltimore Career Offender Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murdering a Baltimore Woman Believed to be a Witness in a Federal Case

Press Release on May 20, 2021

Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Davon Carter, age 40, of Baltimore, to four life terms in federal prison for two counts of conspiracy to murder a witness and one count each of witness retaliation murder and witness tampering murder, related to the murder of...

Federal and State Law Enforcement in Maryland and DC Announce New Regional Carjacking Prosecution Task Force to Address Spikes in Carjackings Over the Past Year

Press Release on May 19, 2021

Greenbelt, Maryland ? Today, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner announced the formation of a regional carjacking task force designed to promote cross-border coordination in the prosecution of carjacking cases. Mr. Lenzner was joined in making the...