Category Archives: Around Maryland
Maryland becomes latest U.S. state to abolish death penalty
May 02, 2013|Ian Simpson | Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Maryland became the 18th U.S. state to abolish the death penalty on Thursday when Governor Martin O’Malley signed a bill outlawing capital punishment in the state. O’Malley, a Democrat mentioned as a potential presidential candidate in 2016, had pledged to sign the bill, which the… Read More »
Immigrants, in Baltimore City fear Divide over Status Checks
By John Fritze and Erik Maza, The Baltimore Sun3:10 p.m. EST, February 25, 2012 Julio Cesar Ayala knew he was taking a risk when he decided to overstay his tourist visa four years ago, but he never expected to be threatened with deportation for climbing behind the wheel of the family’s silver minivan. The… Read More »
Germantown Woman, Daughter Charged in Medicaid Fraud Scheme Crimes alleged to have transpired in Baltimore City
BALTIMORE, MD ( Jan. 13, 2012) – Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that Hellen Njeri Ngatia, 44, and her daughter, Gladys Muthoni Ngatia, 25, both of Germantown, were charged in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City with one count each of Medicaid Fraud and Conspiracy to Commit Medicaid Fraud. It is alleged… Read More »