‘Victimless’ White-Collar Crime Costs Money, Jobs

WASHINGTON – In March 2000, computer companies ruled the Dow

When the Books Look Cooked in the Neighborhood, Who Ya Gonna Call? The CPA

WASHINGTON – When the American Federation of Teachers suspected one of its locals, the Washington Teachers Union, of some bookkeeping hanky-panky, it called on a professional to unravel the case

Reservist Families Cope With Bills, Chores, Lonely Homes — as Well as Worry

WASHINGTON – Victoria Lengsfeld was at a Honda dealership having her car serviced when the funerals of two soldiers killed in Iraq came on the television

Heavy Baltimore Drug Caseload Drive Overall Maryland Drug Sentences Down

WASHINGTON – More than half of all drug-crime sentences in the state fell below recommended guidelines between 1999 and 2001, according to data from the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy

Census Says Calvert Still Leads State Growth, Baltimore Still Losing Residents

WASHINGTON – Calvert County remained the fastest-growing county in the state from 2001 to 2002, according to Census figures released today, a trend that local officials attribute to the region’s ready job availability

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Conviction of Fen/Phen Doctor

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has upheld ex-Maryland physician Pietr Hitzig’s conviction on charges of illegally prescribing the diet drug combination fenfluramine and phentermine, better known as fen/phen

Officials Want All of Maryland Included in Security Planning for D.C. Area

WASHINGTON – Homeland security planning for the national capital region should extend to all of Maryland, and not just areas around Washington, state officials told the House Government Reform Committee on Thursday

State’s Democrats Seek More Money for First Responders; House Rejects Plan

WASHINGTON – Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley told federal lawmakers Thursday that state and local governments have been “severely pinched” by homeland security duties and need federal dollars to keep communities safe

Supreme Court Refuses to Revisit Case of Man Left Handcuffed to Pole at 3 a.m.

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday refused to reopen the case of a man who Prince George’s County police officers left handcuffed to a pole in a parking lot at 3:30 a