Security News in Brief: Wholesale Supplier of Narcotics to East Baltimore Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison and Co-Defendant Drug Distributor Pleads Guilty to His Role in the Drug Conspiracy

Source: United States Department of Justice News

U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Derek Crosby, age 40, of Baltimore, yesterday to 102 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine in the Monument Street area of East Baltimore, and for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Security News in Brief: Justice Department Requires Substantial Divestitures in Gray’s Acquisition of Quincy to Protect American Consumers and Small Businesses

Source: United States Department of Justice News

The Department of Justice announced today that it will require Gray Television Inc. and Quincy Media Inc. to divest 10 broadcast television stations in seven local markets as a condition of resolving a challenge to Gray’s proposed $925 million acquisition of Quincy.

Security News in Brief: Justice Department Files Retaliation Lawsuit Against Wilson County, North Carolina, Emergency Communications

Source: United States Department of Justice News

The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Wilson County, North Carolina, alleging that Wilson County Emergency Communications (WCEC) engaged in unlawful retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it terminated an employee after she disclosed to supervisors that she had been sexually harassed while on the job.

Security News in Brief: West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. residents indicted on firearms and drug trafficking charges

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Twelve people are facing multiple firearms and drug charges after a federal Grand Jury handed down a firearms and drug trafficking indictment on July 21, 2021, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. The twelve West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. residents are facing charges involving a firearms and drug trafficking conspiracy in Berkeley County and elsewhere from April 2019 to December 2020.