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Washington-area news in brief: Police have identified 17th victim in porn case Washington-area news in brief: Police have identified 17th victim in porn case
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Police have identified 17 children they say were victimized by an elementary school volunteer who was arrested on child-pornography charges.Police have identified 17 children they say were victimized by an elementary school volunteer who was arrested on child-pornography charges.
Prince George’s County police announced the 17th victim in a Twitter message Wednesday.Prince George’s County police announced the 17th victim in a Twitter message Wednesday.
Deonte Carraway, 22, of Glenarden was arrested this month on 10 counts of felony child-porn charges. Carraway, who volunteered at Judge Sylvania W. Woods Elementary School in Glenarden, admitted to creating videos of children between ages 9 and 13, according to charging documents. He filmed many videos on school grounds in the middle of the school day, police said.Deonte Carraway, 22, of Glenarden was arrested this month on 10 counts of felony child-porn charges. Carraway, who volunteered at Judge Sylvania W. Woods Elementary School in Glenarden, admitted to creating videos of children between ages 9 and 13, according to charging documents. He filmed many videos on school grounds in the middle of the school day, police said.
Authorities have said other instances of abuse by Carraway occurred at the Glenarden Municipal Center, the Theresa Banks Memorial Aquatic Center and Zion Praise Tabernacle Lutheran Church on Laurel Bowie Road in Bowie.Authorities have said other instances of abuse by Carraway occurred at the Glenarden Municipal Center, the Theresa Banks Memorial Aquatic Center and Zion Praise Tabernacle Lutheran Church on Laurel Bowie Road in Bowie.
— Lynh Bui— Lynh Bui
A Maryland man was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for taking out a fraudulent loan for more than $1.6 million.A Maryland man was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for taking out a fraudulent loan for more than $1.6 million.
Stewart Mark Twayne Harris said he needed the loan to buy a glass company, and in April 2009, the Small Business Administration agreed to guarantee 89.99 percent of his loan, federal prosecutors said.Stewart Mark Twayne Harris said he needed the loan to buy a glass company, and in April 2009, the Small Business Administration agreed to guarantee 89.99 percent of his loan, federal prosecutors said.
But instead of buying the glass company, Harris used part of the money to put a down payment on a house in Brandywine, prosecutors said. And when it came time to pay back the money, he defaulted on the loan in 2011.But instead of buying the glass company, Harris used part of the money to put a down payment on a house in Brandywine, prosecutors said. And when it came time to pay back the money, he defaulted on the loan in 2011.
As promised, the Small Business Administration sent the bank more than $1.5 million to cover Harris’s loan.As promised, the Small Business Administration sent the bank more than $1.5 million to cover Harris’s loan.
When investigators figured out that Harris had lied about his finances, they charged him with defrauding the federal government. He pleaded guilty to charges of bank fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft. Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Harris on Wednesday to two years in prison and ordered that he pay back the entire amount of the original loan and forfeit the Brandywine property to the government. When investigators figured out that Harris had lied about his finances, they charged him with defrauding the federal government. He pleaded guilty to charges of bank fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft. Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Harris on Wednesday to two years in prison, and ordered that he pay back the entire amount of the original loan and forfeit the Brandywine property to the government.
— Julie Zauzmer— Julie Zauzmer
Authorities have issued a cease-and-desist order against an unregistered charity in Southern Maryland that they say raised thousands of dollars under the guise of housing veterans.Authorities have issued a cease-and-desist order against an unregistered charity in Southern Maryland that they say raised thousands of dollars under the guise of housing veterans.
Dan Brashear, the leader of the Southern Maryland Veterans Association, says his group is the victim of embezzlement by a former employee and insists that he helped relocate several homeless veterans.Dan Brashear, the leader of the Southern Maryland Veterans Association, says his group is the victim of embezzlement by a former employee and insists that he helped relocate several homeless veterans.
But the Maryland secretary of state and attorney general’s offices say his group has failed to account for its donations and ordered it to stop raising money.But the Maryland secretary of state and attorney general’s offices say his group has failed to account for its donations and ordered it to stop raising money.
The state investigation was underway when Norman Randolph McDonald, a former manager at the charity, was arrested in January on suspicion of stealing donations meant for veterans. The group solicited at grocery stores in Calvert County.The state investigation was underway when Norman Randolph McDonald, a former manager at the charity, was arrested in January on suspicion of stealing donations meant for veterans. The group solicited at grocery stores in Calvert County.
Brashear said he wanted to help veterans when he got out of prison in 2012 after serving 22 years for killing his then-girlfriend. His first charity venture in Western Maryland ran into financial problems and an assistant accused him of misusing funds, Brashear said. Now, he plans to operate shelters for veterans in Texas and Indiana, and he said he will appeal the cease-and-desist order and clear his name. Brashear said he wanted to help veterans when he got out of prison in 2012 after serving 22 years for killing his then-girlfriend. His first charity venture in Western Maryland ran into financial problems, and an assistant accused him of misusing funds, Brashear said. Now, he plans to operate shelters for veterans in Texas and Indiana, and he said he will appeal the cease-and-desist order and clear his name.
— Fenit Nirappil— Fenit Nirappil