Friday, February 20, 2026, 5:45 P.M. ET. 6 Minute Video Watch Time, By Haylee Ficuciello: Englebrook Independent News,
BALTIMORE, MD.- Federal prosecutors across Maryland are confronting a sharp cross-section of serious crimes, including child sexual exploitation, large-scale cocaine trafficking, kidnapping, and complex fraud schemes rooted in the pandemic era. From the exploitation of minors online to violent interstate offenses and the abuse of emergency relief programs, these cases underscore the breadth of federal enforcement efforts aimed at protecting public safety, dismantling criminal networks, and holding offenders accountable in U.S. courts.
