Corporate Crime

UM says it alerted AG's office about swim coach's abuse of girl

2013-05-24 19:02:48

The University of Maryland says it alerted the state attorney general nearly 25 years ago that the school's head swimming coach had acknowledged sexually abusing a girl at his private club, but he was not charged until last year. Rick Curl, founder of...

Scams targeting Baltimore-area home owners

2013-05-24 12:05:00

Several unscrupulous companies are circulating materials in the Baltimore area that are aimed at taking advantage of homeowners, according to St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, a Baltimore charity that counsels home buyers and people facing foreclosure....

Bringing shame on his profession [Editorial]

2013-05-23 14:07:00

Regardless of how most of us feel about individual elected officials or their leanings on particular policies, it's a fair observation that a lot of people get involved with politics because they want to make a difference. Some lose their moral...

Harford Sheriff's deputy pleads guilty to bribery, resigns

2013-05-20 14:36:00

A Harford County Sheriff's deputy accused of taking payments from a Baltimore repossession company pleaded guilty to bribery charges and resigned from his post on Monday, the Harford County State's Attorney's Office said. Todd E. Johnson, 30, of the 400...

World watches weapons in Israel, Syria; Americans prefer to watch them on the big screen

2013-05-06 04:33:00

Israel and Syria continue to fight, Robert Downey Jr. continues to� pretend to fight, and in sunny, pastoral northern Pennsylvania, a former judge is still getting international attention a week after his sentencing over what amounts to a human-...

Federal lawsuit alleges kickbacks at Northrop real estate firm

2013-05-02 18:22:00

A Howard County couple is suing one of the largest residential real estate brokerages in the state and a Columbia title company for more than $11 million, alleging that the firms had financial ties that violated federal law. The case is a proposed class...

Why is the Pentagon exempted from scrutiny?

2013-04-30 09:22:00

The most common complaint from people who email me about my columns is that the federal government is horrible: Too big and growing too fast, too corrupt and wasteful, and providing too many benefits to too many Americans. If we just shrink the...

Sinclair Broadcast to become country's largest TV station owner

2013-04-20 00:00:00

When Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. completes three deals announced in the past two months, it will own more television stations across the country than any other company. The Hunt Valley company will operate 134 stations in 69 markets, reaching more...

Harford Sheriff's deputy charged with bribery

2013-04-18 16:14:00

A Harford County Sheriff's deputy was arrested Thursday for allegedly taking payments from a Baltimore repossession company for personal information about vehicle owners, the Sheriff's Office reported Thursday afternoon. Deputy First Class Todd Edward...

Cardin to meet with family of Russian lawyer

2013-04-17 17:19:00

Sen. Ben Cardin is scheduled to meet Thursday with the family of a Russian lawyer whose death sparked an international outcry over human rights in that country, renewing focus on a controversy that has complicated U.S.-Russian relations at a sensitive...

Md. veterans official accused in benefits kickback scheme

2013-03-20 18:32:00

A former high-ranking official at the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs has been accused of running a kickback scheme from his state office, allegedly fabricating military achievements and disability claims in exchange for a cut of the resulting...

Detroit's decline

2013-03-16 04:00:00

Since the Motown sound went silent -- except on oldies stations -- and General Motors and Chrysler (but not Ford) required life support from Washington, there has been little to recommend Detroit, Mich., to visitors, much less its residents. The...

Played by Jeffrey Tambor The Bluth family patriarch, who was cleared by the FBI of all treason and embezzlement charges in Season 3, was last seen stowing away on G.O.B.'s yacht The C-Word as it headed to Cabo San Lucas with Michael and George Michael on board.

2013-05-23 17:29:00

Heidi Klum's bribe: She pays her kids $1 for finishing their morning smoothie.

2013-05-21 16:01:18

Former Compton Fire Department Deputy Chief Marcel Melanson is arraigned on grand theft, arson and embezzlement charges in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

2013-05-17 00:00:00