Maryland Man Among Two Busted In DC For Weapon Possession During Shooting Investigation: Police
Two men are facing charges in Virginia after a shooting incident in DC that left one person hospitalized, police said.
Maryland resident Kristian Allen, 30, of Upper Marlboro in Prince George’s County, and Horacio Rose Daswell, Jr., 37, of Northwest DC are both in trouble with the law following an overnight incident, Metropolitan Police announced on Saturday, Oct. 8.
Shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday morning, members of the department’s Fourth District responded to a stretch of the 7400 block of Georgia Avenue in Northwest DC, where there were reports of shots fired.
Upon arrival, investig…
DC Man Sentenced For Scheming To Steal $31M In Covid-19 Funds
A 31-year-old D.C. man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for trying to steal $31 million from the government’s COVID relief programs, officials said.
Elias Eldabbagh used his company, Alias Systems, LLC, to apply for 25 phony Paycheck Protection Program loans between July 2020 and May 2021, the U.S. Attorney's Office reported.
Eldabbagh used an alias to hide his identity and steal over two million dollars, which he spread across 13 separate bank and brokerage accounts, authorities said.
He also stole from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, which…
