Greenbelt, Maryland theft of government property charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant.

Eddie Ray Johnson, Jr., age 60, of Brandywine, Maryland, was charged with theft of government property, in connection with a scheme to use his government-issued travel credit card to obtain more than $1.1 million in cash advances.

“Eddie Johnson betrayed his position of trust... More...    $0 (05-25-2021 - MD)

This appeal is pursued by the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (the “Guild”) from the judgment in the District of Maryland ordering forfeiture to the United States of seven ancient Cypriot coins and eight ancient Chinese coins, which were imported into this country by the Guild. Incorporated within its challenge to the propriety of the district court’s summary judgment decision, the Guild contests th... More...    $0 (08-14-2018 - MD)

Rockville Cars, LLC and Priority 1 Automotive Group, Inc. (“Rockville Cars”), brought a Section 1983 suit in the District of Maryland against the City of Rockville, Maryland (“the City”) and its Acting Chief of Inspection Services, Robert L. Purkey, Jr. In its action, Rockville Cars alleged a violation of its procedural due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment when the City suspended its ... More...    $0 (05-24-2018 - MD)

MEYER, District Judge.

On September 21, 1987, Quality Inns International, Inc. announced a new chain of economy hotels to be marketed under the name "McSleep Inn." The response of McDonald's Corporation was immediate. It demanded by letter sent three days later that Quality International not use the name "McSleep" because it infringed on McDonald's family of marks that are characterized b... More...    $0 (09-16-1988 - MD)

The Association for Accessible Medicines (“AAM”) appeals the district court’s dismissal of its dormant commerce clause challenge to a Maryland statute prohibiting price gouging in the sale of prescription drugs. AAM also appeals the district court’s refusal to enjoin enforcement of the statute on the basis that it is unconstitutionally vague. We hold that the statute violates the dormant commerce ... More...    $0 (04-13-2018 - MD)

A jury found Larry Recio guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. At trial, over his objection, the district court admitted into evidence a post assertedly to Recio’s Facebook account that quoted a rap lyric. Recio appeals. He contends that the district court abused its discretion in admitting the Facebook post, and erred in declining to grant a mistrial but instead issuing an Allen cha... More...    $0 (03-14-2018 - MD)

Appellee Peter Romero filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition after he was found liable for $1.275 million to the victims of a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Appellant Ralph Janvey, the receiver in the Ponzi scheme litigation, moved to dismiss Romero’s bankruptcy petition for cause under 11 U.S.C. § 707(a). The bankruptcy court denied the motion, and the district court affirmed the bankruptcy cou... More...    $0 (02-24-2018 - MD)

Following an investigation of Melina Ali’s income tax liability, the Internal Revenue Service issued a summons to her seeking various documents. When Ali failed to produce certain documents, the district court held her in contempt. Ali appeals, and for the reasons that follow, we affirm.
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This case involves a complex factual and procedural history, which we need only briefly summarize. I... More...    $0 (11-06-2017 - MD)

In this case we are called upon to decide whether the Establishment Clause is violated when a local government displays and maintains on public property a 40-foot tall Latin cross, established in memory of soldiers who died in World War I. The district court determined that such government action does not run afoul of the Establishment Clause because the cross has a secular purpose, it neither adv... More...    $0 (10-24-2017 - MD)

M.L., a minor, by and through his parents, Akiva and Shani Leiman, and Akiva and Shani Leiman, individually and in their capacity as M.L.’s parents (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”), appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., and the grant of summary judgment to Dr. Jack Smith,1 in... More...    $0 (08-14-2017 - MD)

Baltimore, MD - Three MS-13 Members Convicted in RICO Conspiracy

A federal jury in Baltimore, Maryland convicted three defendants of multiple charges related to a racketeering enterprise known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13.

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein of the District of Maryland, S... More...    $0 (05-25-2016 - MD)

In October 2014, Appellant used approximately 10 “hits” of LSD in his dormitory room on Yokota Air Base, Japan. Once he started feeling the effects, he called his supervisor to take him to the base hospital. A subsequent test confirmed the presence of LSD in his blood. Sentence Appropriateness
Appellant alleges that a bad-conduct discharge is inappropriately severe for the offense of wh... More...    $0 (03-19-2016 - MD)

Petitioners, Mashea Ray-Simmons and Antionette McGouldrick, were tried jointly
with a third codefendant before a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City on charges
of first degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and related handgun offenses. Trial
proceeded over the course of eight days in April 2012. Petitioners were acquitted of first
degree murder but were found ... More...    $0 (03-08-2016 - MD)

At approximately seven in the evening on August 9, 2012, Prince George’s
County Police executed a search warrant at apartment 102 located at 8018 14th Avenue
in Hyattsville. The apartment was small and compact and contained a single bath, a
galley-style kitchen and one bedroom, although the living room contained at least one
other bed. When police entered the apartment, they en... More...    $0 (03-08-2016 - MD)

Late in the evening of 1 June 2013, Appellant drove himself and a friend, Airman First Class (A1C) DF, to a club about an hour from the overseas base to which they were assigned. After drinking and socializing until about 0200 the following morning, they drove to a second club closer to base where they engaged in more drinking. Shortly before 0500, Appellant and A1C DF left the second club. By... More...    $0 (01-30-2016 - MD)

The appellee’s case made its way to this court by way of an unusual journey. The appellee originally had his case dismissed by a general court-martial convening authority (GCMCA) following an Article 32, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 832, investigation. Shortly after dismissal, the acting Secretary of the Air Force transferred the appellee’s case to a different convening authority who ultimately referred th... More...    $0 (01-19-2016 - MD)

Appellant admitted to using crack cocaine 10–15 times and powdered cocaine 3–4 times with fellow Airmen. When Appellant expressed interest in breaking his cocaine habit, one of his friends suggested that he try marijuana instead. Although he smoked marijuana approximately 4–5 times during the charged time frame, it did not eliminate his cocaine addiction. He stole an acoustic guitar, a PlayStat... More...    $0 (01-17-2016 - MD)

In May 2013, Detective M, a member of the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office (who was also a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force) saw a posted advertisement on Craigslist.com soliciting sex but identifying no age restriction. The detective adopted the assumed identity of a 13-year-old female and responded to the posting. Over the next two days, the detective corresponded with “S... More...    $0 (01-17-2016 - MD)

At a special court-martial composed of military judge alone, Appellant was convicted, consistent with his pleas, of wrongfully using cocaine, ecstasy, and psilocybin mushrooms in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 912a. The court sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 3 months, and reduction to E-1. In accordance with a pretrial agreement (PTA), the convening a... More...    $0 (01-09-2016 - MD)

During the evening of March 31, 1989, Eric English, Varek Queen, Donald Strong and Richard Padgett were “cruising” the Iverson Mall area of Prince George’s County in Strong’s car when mechanical problems forced them to proceed on foot. According to Strong and Padgett, while they were seeking the home of a friend of Strong’s mother to secure assistance, English was approached by appellant Turner. ... More...    $0 (01-04-2016 - MD)

On the first day of trial, April 2, 2015, the parties appeared before an administrative
judge, who denied a request for postponement by an assistant public defender representing
appellant. The following colloquy transpired between appellant’s counsel and the trial judge:
[APPELLANT'S COUNSEL]: We are here for trial today. It has been Mr. Gear's intention from the first day that I met... More...    $0 (01-04-2016 - MD)