BALTIMORE—United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge Stephen E. Vogt of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Secretary Gary D. Maynard of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; Baltimore City State’s Attorney Gregg Bernstein; Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts; and Prince George’s County Police Chief Mark A. Magaw announced that a federal superseding indictment was unsealed today charging 19 additional defendants, including 14 former and current correctional officers with the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, with conspiring to operate the Black Guerilla Family (BGF) gang inside correctional facilities. All 19 defendants also are charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute drugs; and six are charged with money laundering conspiracy.
This brings to 44 the total number of alleged BGF gang members and associates charged in the case, including 27 correctional officers. Sixteen of the 25 defendants in the original indictment in April 2013 have pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, including nine correctional officers, four inmates, and three drug suppliers. One defendant is deceased. Eight defendants charged with racketeering in April 2013 remain in the superseding indictment.
This case was developed as a result of the efforts of the Maryland Prison Task Force, formed in 2011 with the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies; and prosecutors. The task force has met regularly for almost three years, generating recommendations to reform prison procedures and producing leads that have been pursued by state, local, and federal criminal investigators.
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16 comments:
no, that can't be right. cops and guards are such upstanding citizens. must be a mistake.
Yes Marty you made Baltimore a much safer place for us all!
p.s. I think Chuck Cook loves you!!
Anonymous said...
no, that can't be right. cops and guards are such upstanding citizens. must be a mistake.
November 21, 2013 at 6:39 PM
Another opportunity for the cop hater to get a jab in.
9:23
What is it the police say about the speed cameras? Don't speed and you wont get a ticket? Well DON'T commit a crime if you don't want jabs thrown at you. That irony thing works both ways.
Anonymous said...
9:23
What is it the police say about the speed cameras? Don't speed and you wont get a ticket? Well DON'T commit a crime if you don't want jabs thrown at you. That irony thing works both ways.
November 21, 2013 at 9:27 PM
I don't know, I have never been busted for speeding. Is that why you hate them so much?
9:35 I don't think I ever said I hated the speed cameras. Thank the lord I have never had a speeding ticket nor been driving and had an accident. I haven't even ever been locked up. Damn there goes your lame attempt huh? I didn't even say I hated cops. I just watch the comments and find the irony when the shoe is on the other foot.
I don't know, I have never been busted for speeding. Is that why you hate them so much?
November 21, 2013 at 9:35 PM
Of course you haven't dipstick.
you know cops like to start crap, they even come here to start it. lol. poor souls. all alone with no life outside the locker room
These people are not police officers.
Oh No 9:22pm that means Ireton may go on suicide watch again.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
These people are not police officers.
November 21, 2013 at 11:50 PM
I was wondering about that. But by the same token, some are.
You all should keep a close EYE on the SECURITY CHIEF at WICOMICO COUNTY DETENTION CENTER
No religion = no ethics , no right or wrong , no law , obvious drug activity without enforcement , what do you expect?
Obamerica is here!
no, none in this case are police officers.
6:51 AM
I was referring to commenters
O'Malley should be indicted, right along with them.
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