Federal officials in Md. indict 19 alleged gang members on racketeering conspiracy charges
19 alleged gang members indicted for racketeering Environmentalists: W.Va. wind farm project bad for bats, needs Endangered Species Act permitsGREENBELT, Md. — A proposed West Virginia wind power project will harm a tiny, endangered bat and its developers should be should be required to obtain permits under the Endangered Species Act, attorneys for two environmental groups argued Wednesday in federal court. Md. man gets 18 years for kidnapping woman and her kids, robbing bank she worked at of $169kGREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge has sentenced a man prosecutors say kidnapped a Maryland bank manager and her two children, then held one of the kids hostage while she withdrew thousands of dollars. |