Crime Scene: Dana Hedgpeth


Posted at 07:37 PM ET, 04/29/2011

Va. teen’s lawsuit against government officials dismissed
By Dana Hedgpeth
A federal judge in Alexandria dismissed a lawsuit filed by a 19-year-old Northern Virginia teenager against federal officials he accused of unfairly putting him on the government’s no-fly list and barring his return to the U.S. from Kuwait.

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  07:37 PM ET, 04/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:39 PM ET, 04/13/2011

Somali indicted for alleged role in deadly pirate attack
By Dana Hedgpeth
A federal grand jury in Norfolk indicted Wednesday a Somali man for his alleged role in negotiating the ransom of four U.S. citizens who were held as hostages and later killed by pirates aboard their yacht off the Oman coast in the Arabian Sea.

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  05:39 PM ET, 04/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:38 AM ET, 04/13/2011

Army contractor admits assault
By Dana Hedgpeth
A U.S. Army contractor who stabbed a man with a knife at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan pleaded guilty to assault Tuesday, federal officials said.

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  08:38 AM ET, 04/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:07 AM ET, 04/04/2011

$2B mortgage fraud trial to begin in Va.
By Dana Hedgpeth
The trial of a Florida man accused of masterminding a nearly $2 billion mortgage fraud scheme is expected to start Monday in a federal courtroom in Alexandria.

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  08:07 AM ET, 04/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 03/25/2011

Texas man convicted in $100M fraud scheme
By Dana Hedgpeth
A federal jury convicted a 39-year-old Houston man for his role in a $100 million fraud scheme that had more than 800 victims across the U.S. and Canada.

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  11:00 AM ET, 03/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dana Hedgpeth, From the Courthouse, Around the Nation, Financial Crimes

Posted at 11:07 AM ET, 03/18/2011

2 years for woman in deadly crash that injured soccer star
By Dana Hedgpeth
A 23-year-old Clarksville woman accused of killing her friend and severely injuring D.C. United soccer player Charlie Davies in a drunk driving accident was sentenced to two years in prison by a federal judge in Alexandria.

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  11:07 AM ET, 03/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:41 AM ET, 03/18/2011

18 years for D.C. man in drug dealing case
By Dana Hedgpeth
A federal judge in D.C. sentenced a man known as “Big Ant” to 18 years and nine months in prison for drug dealing when he was the leader of the Congress Park Crew, a gang in Southeast.

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  08:41 AM ET, 03/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dana Hedgpeth, From the Courthouse, The District

Posted at 08:32 AM ET, 03/18/2011

Third man charged in deadly Sterling robbery: Police
By Dana Hedgpeth
A third man has been been charged in what police have called a botched home invasion robbery on East Kennedy Road in Sterling.

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  08:32 AM ET, 03/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:25 AM ET, 03/18/2011

Woman, 26, killed in D.C.: Police
By Dana Hedgpeth
A 26-year-old Southeast D.C. woman has died after a Wednesday shooting police are calling a homicide.

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  05:25 AM ET, 03/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dana Hedgpeth, The District, Homicide

Posted at 04:25 PM ET, 03/16/2011

Fourth guilty plea in bank fraud case
By Dana Hedgpeth
Another co-conspirator in the mortgage scheme case involving Taylor, Bean & Whitaker’s former chairman pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges to conspire to commit bank, wire and securities fraud.

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  04:25 PM ET, 03/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 04:06 PM ET, 03/15/2011

6 on trial in alleged robbery scheme
By Dana Hedgpeth
A jury trial of six defendants who allegedly agreed to participate in a made-up scheme to rob a drug stash house is underway this week in an Alexandria courtroom.

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  04:06 PM ET, 03/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:21 AM ET, 03/03/2011

Former teacher Ricks admits to new charges
By Josh White and Dana Hedgpeth
Kevin Ricks, a former Manassas high school teacher who last year was convicted in state court of molesting a teenaged boy, pleaded guilty Thursday morning to six counts of producing child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography....

By Josh White and Dana Hedgpeth  |  10:21 AM ET, 03/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 02:54 PM ET, 03/02/2011

Guilty plea in Colonial Bank fraud case
By Dana Hedgpeth
Catherine Kissick, the former senior vice president of Colonial Bank and head of its mortgage lending division, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to commit bank, wire and securities fraud in a scheme that led to the downfall of Colonial Bank...

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  02:54 PM ET, 03/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:39 PM ET, 03/01/2011

U.S. Attorney's Office collects big money
By Dana Hedgpeth
U.S. Attorney for Eastern District collects debts

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  05:39 PM ET, 03/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dana Hedgpeth, From the Courthouse | Tags:  U.S. Attorney Eastern District of Virginia

Posted at 05:36 PM ET, 03/01/2011

Blackwater contractors go on trial again
By Dana Hedgpeth
Blackwater contractors go on trial in alleged deaths

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  05:36 PM ET, 03/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:43 PM ET, 03/01/2011

Woman guilty of bilking fish company
By Dana Hedgpeth
A Norfolk woman plead guilty Tuesday to embezzling $2.2 million from a fish and oyster company she worked for as a bookkeeper and allegedly using the money to pay off her credit cards. Leslie M. Coffman, 60, pleaded guilty n...

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  01:43 PM ET, 03/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 09:50 AM ET, 03/01/2011

Alleged FARC supporter charged
By Dana Hedgpeth
A federal grand jury in Alexandria indicted a 32-year-old Salvadoran man for allegedly trying to support the FARC, a terrorist organization.

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  09:50 AM ET, 03/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 05:05 PM ET, 02/28/2011

Regional 'director' in drug case tried
By Dana Hedgpeth
A federal jury in Alexandria convicted a 25-year-old man of conspiring to distribute cocaine in Northern Virginia. Fernando Reynoso Avalos, of Fort Washington, was alleged to have been a part of a large-scale conspiracy to bring multi-kilograms of cocaine ranging...

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  05:05 PM ET, 02/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dana Hedgpeth, From the Editors, Narcotics, Virginia