Debt counseling crackdown targets deceptive firms in Maryland
Maryland officials raid a Wheaton debt consolidation operation tied to Financial Freedom and Family Financial Education Foundation. Authorities seek restitution for Hispanic victims who paid 195 to 595 dollars while firms misrepresented services and charged for debt relief. Consumers urged to use legitimate nonprofit counselors and report scams to the Division of Consumer Affairs.
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Rockville
Joanne Kerstetter
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Frederick
Hagerstown
Winchester
Maryland
J. Joseph Curran Jr
Montgomery County
Douglas M. Duncan
Duncan
Circuit
Wheaton
Financial Freedom Tnternasignal, Inc
Orem
Utah
Family Financial Education Foundation
Evanston
Wve
Consumer Affairs
Wyoming
Eric Friedman
Curran
Alex Treschzanski
New York City
New York
Man guilty in stabbing in Germantown case
A 19 year old man admitted stabbing a victim during a September 24 Germantown lure operation. He pleaded guilty to attempted second degree murder, facing up to 30 years in prison. The assailant and two juveniles attacked after posing as drug dealers. The victim was stabbed at least ten times with a four inch knife and rescued by helicopter to a hospital. Trial dates for the juveniles were pending.
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Rockville
Joey G. Williams
Germantown
Woman and child escape fire in Gaithersburg tragedy
A woman and a female child escaped a two story home fire at 384 West Deer Park Drive in Brighton East Sunday evening. About 50 Montgomery County Fire Rescue firefighters arrived around 7 p.m. to find heavy fire and smoke. Officials cited a delayed call for help as the cause of greater damage. The blaze, started accidentally by a capule in the first floor family room, prompted neighbors to seek safety and firefighters to prevent spread. The incident led to displacement of the residents while investigators assess the scene.
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Gaithersburg
Brighton East
Montgomery County
Peter Monilay
West Deer Park Drive
Piringer
Smithsonian loses 38 million gift to history exhibit
The Catherine B Reynolds Foundation withdraws a promised 348 million donation to the Smithsonian Institution forcing cancellation of The Spirit of America exhibit planned to open in 20a. The project would have profiled 75 to 100 prominent Americans including Dorothy Hamill Michael Jordan and Martin Luther King Jr. Smithsonian officials say the museum controls exhibits while sponsors provide funding.
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Washington
AFI
Smithsonian Institution
Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation
Spirit of Ameri
20A
Soithsonian National Mus of American History
Marc Pachter
London
Brent
Smithsonian
David Umansky
Setler
Pachter
Dorothy Hamill
Michael Jordan
Marlin Luther King Jr
Lawrence Small
Board fires Metts plan faces oversight bill
Prince George's County school board chair signs dismissal notice for Superintendent Tris Metts after a judge required 48 days notice. Gov Glendening and two lawmakers propose a temporary five member oversight panel with veto power over major personnel actions and expenditures, to take effect quickly. The panel would review all board decisions from February 2, the day Metts was fired, as lawmakers in Annapolis push a bill.
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Upper Marlborg
Prince George's County
Tris Metis
Parris Glendening
Annapolis
Metts
Glendening
Rushern Baker
Prince George’s County
Baltimore
K. Johanson
William D. Missouri
Melts
Athena Ware
Prince George's
House
Baker
Two Workers Injured At Stockville Construction Site
A Monday snow squall toppled wood trusses at a house under construction at 503 Autumn Wand Way in Stockville. Two workers fell to the second floor, suffering a hand injury and a minor rib injury while the crew was exposed to high winds. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said both victims were taken to Adventist Shady Crowe Hospital for treatment.
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Rockvilia
Rfofa
Stockville
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue
Pete Piringer
Autumn Wand
Piringer
Shady Crowe Adventist Hospital
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