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"The charges are based on a deliberate pattern of deceit and deception," says U.S. Attorney Thomas M. DiBiagio. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Steven M. Dunne and Stephen M. Schenning will try the case.

Rusnak indicted for bank fraud in Allfirst scandal

John M. Rusnak, the Allfirst Financial Inc. currency trader who lost $691.2 million in what prosecutors called a "complex and sophisticated" scheme, was indicted yesterday on federal bank fraud charges....
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Rusnak indicted for bank fraud in Allfirst scandal

John M. Rusnak, the Allfirst Financial Inc. currency trader who lost $691.2 million in what prosecutors called a "complex and sophisticated" scheme, was indicted Wednesday on federal bank fraud charges....
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City prosecutors plan search for 1998 letters

Baltimore prosecutors will begin an investigation today to determine what happened to two letters detailing a sexual abuse allegation against the Rev. Maurice J. Blackwell that the Baltimore Archdiocese says...
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Archdiocese protected its priests

The decision to return the Rev. Maurice J. Blackwell to parish ministry in 1993 after he was accused of repeatedly abusing a teen-age boy was not the only instance over...
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Maryland center claims success treating priests

Tucked away on a 43-acre suburban campus in Silver Spring, the St. Luke Institute boasts garden courtyards, tennis and handball courts and, by its own account, extraordinary success over the...
Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge, right, and Attorney General John Ashcroft brief reporters on anthrax concerns around the country. "Instead of speculating, we'd like to focus on the facts," Ridge said.

Anthrax reward: $1 million

WASHINGTON - The FBI and the U.S. Postal Service offered rewards yesterday of up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever sent anthrax-tainted letters...
On guard: Capitol Police Officer Jonathan Getz stands watch outside the Capitol. Congressional leaders closed the House of Representatives a day before the weekend after medical tests showed 31 people were exposed to anthrax.

Anthrax alert shuts House

WASHINGTON - Investigators said that they have "substantive leads" about the origins of the anthrax that was mailed to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and triggered a partial shutdown yesterday...
Obstacle: CSX workers check a tanker, removed from the tunnel, that had contained flammable tripropylene. Officials have speculated that the fire began at this car.

Crews remove riskiest cars

The railroad tunnel fire that disrupted downtown Baltimore for three days eased its grip yesterday as firefighters pulled out almost all of the charred rail cars trapped underground, including three...