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  • How a Hyattsville resident got swept into an $11M fraud scheme

Also on today's calendar: ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir and 4 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

• Two Maryland men plead guilty in $11M money laundering conspiracy (dcnewsnow.com) — A Hyattsville man has pleaded guilty in a federal case tied to more than $11 million in money laundering, alongside a co-defendant from Silver Spring. Prosecutors say the scheme, which ran from 2021 to early 2024, targeted multiple organizations nationwide. Both men now face up to 20 years in prison, with sentencing set for spring 2026.
   

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