2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. On the basis of false and fraudulent information, the SBA approved Hayes's EIDL application and provided Hayes loan funds on behalf of D&L. When asked what he proposed to do to earn a $25 million consulting fee, [Snyder] said, I could be a janitor. [Snyder] stated that it would be a tragedy if UMMS did not pay him, that Ms. Kinter would get fired and that the hospital would say, how the [expletive] did you let this happen, the complaint reads. "This is the second federal indictment filed in several weeks charging Baltimore gang members who terrorize their neighborhoods with drug dealing, gun violence, and witness intimidation. The fleeing men were Umar Burley and Brent Matthews, who encountered task force members during an illegal traffic stop that led to a high-speed chase. Gray died in police custody after being arrested on April 12, 2015. The superseding indictment also adds two new defendants, attorney Joshua Reinhardt Treem, of Columbia, and Sean Francis Gordon, of Crownsville, a private investigator who worked for both Ravenell and Treem. On May 17, 2021, the Attorney General established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to marshal the resources of the Department of Justice in partnership with agencies across government to enhance efforts to combat and prevent pandemic-related fraud. The feds claim members of the ETG Crips murdered two members of the gang. With this settlement, the city has finally taken responsibility for its role in this terrible tragedy, said attorney Judson Lipowitz. This is really a groundbreaking settlement, said attorney John Solter Jr. We think it is entirely warranted.. In addition to attempted extortion, Snyder also faces six counts of violating the Travel Act, which forbids the use of the U.S. mail, or interstate or foreign travel, to engage in extortion among other criminal acts. With each new detail, she said, the family was forced to relive painful memories in their search for the truth. Violations that were punishable by murder included snitching (i.e., cooperating with law enforcement); homosexuality; and murdering a fellow Crip without a greenlight (i.e., authorization and approval from the gang leadership). An indictment is not a finding of guilt. The superseding indictment alleges that the letter was sent to the Judge with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence a federal investigation and prosecution of Ravenell. In 2019, hospital officials retained outside counsel, former Baltimore States Attorney Gregg Bernstein, who recommended they go to the FBI. We cannot let them get away with it, said Jennifer C. Boone, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Baltimore Field Office. It was unsealed upon the arrest of six of the defendants; four others were already in custody. According to the 12-count superseding indictment, from at least 2008 through the date of the superseding indictment, the defendants participated in a racketeering conspiracy related to their gang activities, which included murder, robbery, drug distribution, witness tampering, and witness retaliation. The ETG Crips started in Los Angeles, California in the 1970s. They had just left their daughters home after a visit and were driving through west Baltimore when their vehicle was struck by two men fleeing police. ). For instance, from May 2016 through November 2016, ETG Crips conspired to murder members of the Black Guerilla Family (BGF) gang who operated a rival drug shop in the Lexington Terrace neighborhood. Former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's entire defense team quit last month forcing a judge to delay her trial until November. Specifically, the superseding indictment alleges that Ravenell obtained access to incarcerated individuals, whom he did not represent, and dispatched private investigators, including Gordon, to interview incarcerated individuals and civilian witnesses, so that Ravenell and others at his direction could attempt to improperly influence their testimony, attempt to cause them to execute false affidavits and witness statements which Ravenell knew to be false, and attempt to cause witnesses to withhold testimony from official proceedings. All rights reserved. Release: Job Postings on Indeed. Mark Coulson ordered the defendants be detained pending detention hearings scheduled to begin on Friday, October 9, 2020. Immediately afterward, Hall sent an unindicted co-conspirator a series of text messages about the shooting, saying he had Jus bashed the monkeys (a derogatory term for members of BGF), and they Wasnt exspecting [sic] me be out early lmGCao [laughing my Gangster Crip ass off].. Isaac Carrington, during a robbery attempt outside his home in August 2019. Source: Indeed. The complaint also alleges that at one point Snyder told hospital officials he was ready to launch an advertising campaign, showing them a video he produced called Caught Red Handed. He characterized the case of the man who died as a gold mine, according to the complaint. The gang used social media websites to assert claims to certain neighborhoods. Nick Mosby has not been charged with any crimes. Attorneys Leo J. FILE - A Baltimore police cruiser is seen outside of a building as officers check on a call, Feb. 18, 2021, in Baltimore. "These indictments send a message to all gang members in West Baltimore and beyond we will be relentless in our pursuit of violent gang members who have besieged communities like Lexington Terrace and the Baltimore Hilton neighborhood for far too long.". She secured a $490,500 mortgage in 2020 and a $428,400 mortgage in 2021, but she did not disclose in the applications that she owed more than $45,000 in federal back taxes, the indictment says. BALTIMORE PROSECUTOR MARILYN MOSBY FACES STAFFING CRISIS AMID CRIMINAL CHARGES. Bolden was scolded by the judge for accusing prosecutors of harboring racial animus, using profanity in an interview outside the Baltimore courthouse, and disclosing confidential responses from jurors in court filings. Members who violated these rules or who disobeyed an order from a superior were subjected to disciplinary measures called sanctions, which ranged from fines to murder. A Warner Bros. Wise and Matthew J. Maddox, are prosecuting the case. We can try to put our lives back together again.. The feds say these defendants allegedly committed four murders and a number of shootings in the name of the gang. The indictment claims Hall sent an unindicted co-conspirator a series of text messages about the shooting, saying he had "Jus bashed the monkeys" (a derogatory term for members of BGF), and they "Wasn't exspecting [sic] me be out early lmGCao [laughing my Gangster Crip *** off].". BALTIMORE Baltimore leaders agreed Wednesday to pay a $6 million settlement to the family of a driver who was killed during a 2010 police chase involving Gun Trace Task Force officers the citys latest payout resulting from flagrant misconduct by the rogue law enforcement unit. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. The fourth superseding indictment alleges that NFL members and associates purchased, maintained, and circulated weapons and firearms for use in criminal activity by NFL members and associates, sometimes obtaining firearms from drug customers as a form of payment in exchange for drugs. His death became a symbol of the Black communitys mistrust of police and triggered days of protests and riots in Baltimore. which refers to the streets of Normandy, Franklin and Loudon in Edmondson Village to four. ETG Crips members were required to follow certain rules of conduct. This is what happened when we didnt have the oversight, when we didnt have the training, when we didnt go above and beyond to make sure those people that were sworn to protect and serve hadnt turned themselves into the biggest gang in Baltimore, he said during the Wednesday meeting. Crystal Marie Haworth, 33, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Indian Country as part of a plea deal Tuesday with federal prosecutors. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. an attempt to sanction him by the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission. If convicted, Ravenell, Treem, and Gordon face a maximum of five years in prison for conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States; a maximum of 20 years in prison for each count of falsification of records in a federal investigation; and a maximum of 20 years in prison for each count of obstructing an official proceeding. You know, when you need me, you know, youll call me once a month or youll have lunch with me once a month, and youll get advice from me. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP, File). The superseding indictment charges Treem and Gordon, along with Ravenell, with a conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, specifically, to create false records and documents and to obstruct an official proceeding in order to protect members of the conspiracy who were under investigation by federal law enforcement and federal grand juries sitting in Baltimore, including Ravenell himself. Exposing the failures of Baltimore City States Attorney Marilyn Mosby. Federal prosecutors also allege that Mosby lied on 2020 application forms for mortgages to purchase a home in Kissimmee, Florida, and a condominium in Long Boat Key, Florida. The indictment, which was returned on Sept. 30, was announced Wednesday by federal prosecutors. Officers found no narcotics in a search of their vehicle, so an officer planted heroin inside the car and both men were arrested, according to court records. BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Ten alleged members of Eight Tray Gangsta Crips gang in Baltimore were indicted by a federal grand jury for racketeering, drug conspiracies, murder, assault, robbery, witness . Postal Inspection Service; the City of Rockville Police Department; the Baltimore County, Howard County, and Montgomery County Police Departments; the Frederick County Sheriffs Office; the Maryland State Police; the West Virginia State Police; the Virginia State Police; the Warren County (VA) Sheriffs Department; the Winchester (VA) and Front Royal (VA) Police Departments; and the Frederick County and Howard County States Attorneys Offices. And witness intimidation and retaliation will not be toleratedperiod. BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Federal prosecutors unveiled a 33 count indictment Thursday against a west Baltimore gang. The ETG Crips also allegedly conspired to murder members of the Black Guerilla Family (BGF) gang who operated a rival drug shop in the Lexington Terrace neighborhood in 2016. Discovery Company. The two perjury counts each carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison and the two mortgage-related counts each carry a maximum of 30 years in prison. On the basis of fraudulent information, Bank 1 and Bank 2 approved and provided PPP loans in the name of D&L. The superseding indictment alleges that Ravenell, Treem, and Gordon prepared false documents, including an affidavit on behalf of Gordon that had, as an exhibit, the document containing false exculpatory statements that Treem and Gordon had urged the witness to sign, and a letter to a United States District Judge signed by Treem, relating to their interview of the witness. Darean Cook, age 27, of Baltimore; Four other defendants were already in custody. 1A McAlester woman awaits sentencing after pleading guilty Tuesday to stabbing a man to death in 2020. The indictment continues to allege that Hayes used the name and Preparer Tax Identification number of Victim 1 to submit a fraudulent Form 941 to Bank 2 without Victim 1's knowledge or consent.