Dover Police Beat: undocumented shoppers prefer J. C. Penneys to do their shoplifting

The Dover Police Department responded to 18 shoplifting calls between Noon on December 11th and Noon on December 18th. Of those 18 shoplifting complaints, three were unfounded, five are still under investigation, and arrests were made/warrants obtained in 10 cases. A total of 12 adults were arrested during this period. After the final shoplifting notification on January 2nd, 2015 the Dover Police Department will compile statistics since the notification program began and compare them to 2012 and 2013 numbers to determine if there was any success in reducing shoplifting incidents.

Crooked lawyer goes to slammer: Promises of top interest rates fed the greed of private investors

BALTIMORE, MD—The old saying of ‘if it’s too good to be true, it usually isn’t’ didn’t mean much to a group of investors who shoveled their money into the pockets of a group of con-men all for the promise of ultra-high returns on their “investment”.

Now the final sentencing is in the works with one Maryland lawyer being send to the slammer for a mere three years.

Cops show bad guys that they have a warm feeling in their hearts and want to make them feel wanted for the Christmas holidays

On December 19, 2014, members from the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division, Central South Region conducted a warrant sweep. The warrant sweep was conducted in collaboration with the Howard County States Attorney’s Office, St. Mary’s County States Attorney’s Office, Maryland State Apprehension Team, Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). As a result of this collaboration, the following individuals were located and charged:

Fraud: Baltimore transit chief admits he stuffed cash bribes in his pocket while cutting deals for contractors with the city

Barry Stephen Robinson took a $20,000 bribe to cancel a $60,000 debt owed to Baltimore City, and a $70,000 bribe to allow the theft of city property worth $250,000,” said U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein. “This sort of corruption can occur when dishonest people are trusted to handle valuable government property.”

Undocumented Shoppers have the Christmas spirit! Kimbo Slice says thrice is nice! Shoplifting saves big bucks!

Undocumented Shoppers have the Christmas spirit! Kimbo Slice says thrice is nice! Shoplifting saves big bucks! EASTON, MD. — Some folks abhor shelling out lots of money at Christmas and believe the spirit of the season should be free. Thus they just steal stuff.

Easton Police report that on December 11, 2014 Tiger Nicole Rodriguez-Guilbe, 24, Juan Antonio Vega-Figueroa, 26, both from Cambridge and Perry Henry Dickerson, 26, of Hurlock were charged with theft under $1000 and conspiracy to commit theft. Officers responded to Wal-Mart for a theft in progress. Officers found the three accused persons loading stolen merchandise in their vehicle. The merchandise included a mixer, a steam cleaner and a vacuum, all valued at $548.92. All three were released by the court commissioner, however Vega-Figueroa was wanted on a warrant from Cambridge and was held on $1,500.00 bond by the court commissioner

Illegal War Profiteers: Middle-East provider of supplies for U.S. troops ripped off taxpayers for millions in major fraud scheme while American forces battled to make region safe for them to do business

In a separate civil settlement agreement, Supreme agreed to pay another $101 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, before U.S. District Court Judge Mary McLaughlin. The suit was filed by a former executive alleging that Supreme violated the False Claims Act by knowingly overcharging for supplying food and water under the SPV contract. The payment also resolves claims that, from June 2005 to December 2010, Supreme failed to disclose and pass through to the government rebates and discounts it obtained from its suppliers, as required by its SPV contract with the United States.

“These companies chose to commit their fraud in connection with a contract to supply food and water to our Nation’s fighting men and women serving in the desert,” said Memeger. “That kind of conduct is repugnant, and we will use every available resource to punish such illegal war profiteering.”