Taylor was the fastest, and the other officers relied on him to make the apprehensions. Now, with the settlement, family members told 11 News they've received justice. Write to Josiah Bates at josiah.bates@time.com. and Rayam all agreed to cooperate with the (DOJ) and testified against Hersl and Taylor. Rivera-Martinez, 32, was found guilty by a Baltimore City Circuit Court jury for beating Melvin Townes, then 16, in the face and head repeatedly with his stun gun after chasing him on North Gay Street about 2 a.m. on July 5, 2016. And more officers tied to the Gun Trace Task Force were charged or sentenced in federal court. "The bad outweighed the good.". "We waited so long for justice. Wayne Jenkins, Baltimore's dirtiest cop, is sentenced: It still doesn't feel like justice . Gun Trace Task Force fallout: Keith Gladstone. GTTF members were tasked with finding and removing guns from the streets of Baltimore. In total, the GTTF is believed to have stolen at least $300,000, 43 pounds of marijuana, 800 grams of heroin, three kilos of cocaine, and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Convicted after strip club fracas with another officer. 2023 BBC. Keith Gladstone pleaded guilty in May in a 2014 case where a toy gun was planted on a man to justify him being chased by police and later run down by an officers vehicle. We will investigate bad policing or criminal policing Officers will be indicted and theyll be brought into court and theyll be held accountable.. They counted $200,000 in cash, stole half the money and then put the rest of the cash back in the safe, the officers said. Baltimore, Md.--9/23/19-- BCPD Det. REPORTER: SHIRLEY JOHNSON HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS RELIED ON PATIENCE NOW NEARLY 13 YEARS AFTER A HORRIFIC CRASH THAT KILLED THEIR FATHER ELBERT DAVIS SENIOR AND SERIOUSLY INJURED THEIR MOTHER PHOSA CAIN THEYVE REACHED A SETTLEMENT WITH BALTIMORE CITY. He was later dismissed from the department. Detective Kevin Brown, currently suspended, was charged with driving under the influence in August. Tears start coming out. There were wrongful convictions, the death of an innocent civilian and the mysterious killing of a detective who was shot a day before he was scheduled to testify against the unit. After tackling a teenager and beating him with his taser in 2016, Carlos Rivera-Martinez was convicted of second-degree assault and misconduct in office in May. A violent 2019 in the city was also a busy year for prosecutors, internal affairs detectives and others charged with policing Baltimores police. "Thats why he has placed such a heavy emphasis on building a culture of accountability and providing officers with the necessary training and support to make BPD more efficient, effective and responsive.. THE COUNTRIES TASK FORCE WAS -- GUN TRACE TASK FORCE WAS ALLOWED TO RUN THE CITY STREETS AND ILLEGALLY STOP AND PURSUE INNOCENT PEOPLE. The settlement goes to the family of a retired construction worker who was killed in a crash involving former Baltimore police officers who were part of the disbanded task force. As they saw it, they were victimizing criminals who would not dare talk to authorities. In 2015, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) started investigating the unit. At least 13 officers were brought down on allegations that included robbing citizens, stealing and selling drugs, falsifying reports and overtime and trying to cover it all up. The men were convicted of robbery, extortion, and drug and handgun offenses, which each had penalties that were stacked at sentencing. You have reached your limit of free articles. April Is Packed With Prestige Dramas. The public relations damage crested in October, when Baltimore States Attorney Marilyn Mosby said she had a list of hundreds of officers with alleged credibility issues. Rivera-Martinez had continuously hit the teen with his taser despite Townes stopping, turning around, kneeling and putting his hands in the air. Richard Gonzales. The two men split the proceeds. On 1 March, 2017, Sergeant Wayne Jenkins and six of his subordinate officers from the Gun Trace Task Force walked into the Baltimore Police Department's Internal Affairs building, believing. Watch. This is not about aggressive policing, it is a criminal conspiracy, Rod Rosenstein, the former US Attorney for Maryland said in 2017 when the officers were charged. The corruption has cost Baltimore taxpayers more than $13 million in settlements with victims and hundreds of cases the corrupt officers worked on had to be thrown out. Instead, its members were. That car crashed into a car in which Davis and Cain were riding. In September 2021, Jenkins spoke with BBC journalist. Veteran former Baltimore police officer Michael Gentil was sentenced to five years in prison for drawing a gun on a person who threw tea on his car while he was off-duty on Edison Highway in East Baltimore. Summerville said the detectives stole drugs and $2,400 he had stuffed in a sock. REPORTER: THE WRECK HAPPENED IN APRIL 2010 A CAR CHASED FOR ABOUT 45 SECONDS BY MEMBERS OF THE DISBANDED GUN TRACE TASK FORCE CRASHED INTO THEIR PARENTS CAR. The scope of the crimes and allegations are broad and follow a particularly notorious 2018, which included federal arrests and trials of officers of the GTTF, and another officer charged with drug trafficking. Two former Baltimore Police officers sentenced to a combined 454 years in federal prison for shaking down citizens in the early 2000s had their prison terms reduced to 20 years each by a federal judge Monday. "This is a relief, yes," Johnson said. - Original Credit: When Dotson asked why he was being arrested, Newberg is heard saying: Just go to jail and take your charge like a man.". When he was arrested, federal agents found unregistered assault rifles, cocaine residue, and razors in his home. A jury convicted OSullivan, 44, in October after finding he lied in court about a criminal case. Convicted task force members testified that they stole the house keys of a man named Oreese Stevenson in March 2016, The Baltimore Sun reported. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. The list of officers below includes some who were charged last year but not tried or have reached plea deals until this year. [[Crime] Horrific violence': Three fatally shot Tuesday in Baltimore, including well-known community leader]. A former detective testified that Gun Trace Task Force Sgt. Retired Baltimore Police Sgt. On the stand, Rayam wept after listening to a tape of himself and other members of the task force failing to render aid at the scene of a serious car accident they caused. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. For good measure, some cops in the unit stole scads of overtime from the city, at times even collecting it while they were on vacation. Two Baltimore plainclothes police detectives were convicted Monday of racketeering, robbery and fraud in a trial involving a wide range of criminal . Any of you, my mother, my father" he told the jury. The note was left in the wife's door. Its police department has been through a lot. Snell, 34, worked in the Baltimore Police Department from 2005 to 2008 and was an officer in Philadelphia at the time he was arrested. Jemell Rayam is serving 12 years and is currently in a secure medical detention facility in Minnesota. Part of the reason is that they are scared of retribution, but many citizens also do not trust the police. A veteran police sergeant filmed allegedly arresting, threatening and harassing. The driver of the second vehicle in the crash was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. He now faces up to 10 years in prison. Both were later exonerated once it was revealed GTTF members planted the drugs and falsified reports. BALTIMORE, MD Seven Baltimore police officers were arrested Wednesday on federal racketeering charges, U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein announced. >> WE DID NOT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE SURE AND CHECK IN CHECKING THAT THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SWORN TO PROTECT AND SERVE HADNT TURNED THEMSELVES IN THE BIGGEST GANG IN BALTIMORE. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. BPD's response was to put Sergeant Wayne Jenkins in charge of the Gun Trace Task Force ("GTTF") in 2016. DUE TO THE EGREGIOUS FACTS IN THIS CASE. BBC News, Baltimore. Stepp testified that Hersl shared in the proceeds from the drug sales, WBAL-TV reported, and alleged that Taylor participated in the theft of 30 pounds of marijuana. Its unclear why they were granted early release. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, a member of the Board of Estimates, said this case exemplifies the need for police reform, training and oversight. "It was too much," he said. Hamilton testified that Hersl and three other officers later searched his home and walked out with at least $25,000 in cash. Baltimore residents tell federal judge they're all for police reform. Sergeant Wayne. At the location, police found the victim inside a vehicle . Baltimore Police Detective Daniel Hersl A jury found Hersl guilty for his role in several robberies committed by the squad, including an incident where the officers took over $25,000 from a. Gentil resigned in October after working on the force for 24 years. This years charges range from drunken driving to an officer being sentenced to five years in prison after nearly running over a man in a crosswalk, then drawing his gun after the man spilled tea on his car. "It was a gut punch to the family, and they needed to stand up for their parents. Among the many striking revelations in the book is how casual the officers were about their crimes. "The larger-than-life career of former New Haven police Lt. William 'Billy' White came to a stunning conclusion Monday when the high-profile lawman was sentenced to more than three years in prison . Former officers testified that their main method of making arrests was "door pops" - driving up to large groups and throwing the doors open as if they were about to arrest someone. A man they shook down went to the FBI, and authorities launched an investigation that found the officers were detaining and robbing drug dealers. 599. "The city is accepting responsibility and is being held accountable after the Board of Estimates approved the settlement at its meeting Wednesday morning. "He was much more interested in having a movie producer come in and sit with us during the interview. Elbert Davis killed, Phosa Cain injured in crash involving GTTF. They initiated reckless and at least once, fatal car chases. In a one-on-one interview this week, the commissioner told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren he is committed to reform. U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake handed down the punishment to former Gun Trace Task Force member Daniel Hersl, who had a reputation as a dirty officer stretching back years. Former detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor were convicted of. Read about our approach to external linking. You cant rob people just because theyre drug dealers, he said. Meanwhile, the disputes that inevitably erupt between dealers, and the desperation of people addicted to drugs, help feed the violence that plagues Baltimores most vulnerable communities. By the time members of the task force were taken down, they had left a long trail of damage. Cocaine, an expensive watch and designer clothes were also taken from the home. The items were shown to the jury. In some cases, they even resold the very drugs and guns they were supposed to take off the streets. So, finally, after all these years, we'll get some justice for our parents Every time you speak about it, you get choked up. Gentil resigned in October after working on the force for 24 years. BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A federal judge handed down lengthy prison sentences Thursday to two former Baltimore City Police . Police said protesters threw rocks and water bottles at police. At the same time, the cops who are called on to keep order frequently behave like a callous, occupying force, and, all too often, the money corrupts them, too. Prosecutors recently tacked on 32 new but similar charges after reviewing video taken from Newbergs body camera over several months. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE OTHER CAR UMAR BURLEY AND BRENT MATTHEWS WERE ARRESTED ACCUSED OF HEROIN POSSESSION AND CONVICTED. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, How fake copyright complaints are muzzling journalists, How 10% of Nigerian registered voters delivered victory, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip. Hersl, Taylor and the other officers carried out brazen crimes at a time of strained community relations, following the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray while in police custody. The former leader of the Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force who admitted to taking part in a number of crimes has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison. They specifically tracked one member, Momodu Gondo, who was believed to be working with drug dealers and possibly helping them circumvent drug charges. Local newsletters: Local headlines (8 a.m.) | Afternoon Buzz (4 p.m.), Like PostLocal on Facebook | Follow @postlocal on Twitter | Latest local news. In 2015, Hersl more than doubled his salary in part from fraudulent overtime claims. Did you encounter any technical issues? 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WBAL-TV. As brazen as the crimes by task force members were, they went undetected, or at least under-investigated, for years, largely because their beleaguered bosses were mostly concerned with getting violent crime under control. Officials later reported that no one had been injured and the gun, carried by a man seen on a security camera, had discharged accidentally. He is expected to be released in May 2027. Police commissioner Fred Bealefeld says he purposefully chose to have the officers arrested at the police academy to serve as a reminder to the city and his officers of their commitment to. According to a new University of Illinois at Chicago study of just federal public corruption convictions by judicial district, Baltimore has become the second most corrupt jurisdiction in the countrywith a staggering 352 guilty pleas or verdicts over the past decade. Read more: David Simon and George Pelecanos on How America Changed Between The Wire and Their New Police Show We Own This City. All charges against Dotson were dropped, while Newbergs is out on bond pending trial on the old and new charges. Both got 18-year sentences. Gaff was hired by the department in 2013. Officer Spencer Moore pleaded guilty to felony drug charges in February after Baltimore County officers said they saw him involved in a narcotics transaction. When the Baltimore City Police Department created the GTTF, it was intended to be an elite squad of highly-trained officers tasked with seizing illegal guns. Gladstone faces up to 10 years in federal prison. Hersl and Taylor were charged with participating in the overtime fraud scheme. We are re-training, re-learning and re-teaching a better way to deliver police services here in Baltimore," Commissioner Michael Harrison said. Baltimore officials approved a $6 million payout in what is one of the city's largest settlements reached in the Gun Trace Task Force police misconduct case. Magazines, David Simon and George Pelecanos on How America Changed Between The Wire and Their New Police Show We Own This City, Or create a free account to access more articles. Rayam admitted that he'd been stealing money long before he joined the Gun Trace Task Force, as early as 2009. A veteran police sergeant filmed allegedly arresting, threatening and harassing innocent men faces a slew of charges. But perhaps the officers most insidious crime was how they helped undermine confidence in a police force in dire need of much more citizen cooperation. The driver and passenger of the other car -- Umar Burley and Brent Matthews -- were accused of possessing heroin, arrested and convicted. Former Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa arrives at the Edward A. Garmatz federal courthouse. And when the GTTFs actions were publicized a year later, trust between the BPD and the communities they policed was already severely fractured. On December 4, 2016, Jacome directed and participated in taking a 14 year-old boy from Langley Park to a wooded area outside Germantown, Maryland, and murdering him by repeated blows with a machete because Jacome suspected that the victim had provided information to the police about the gang. THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES APPROVED A SIX MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT. EPIC ID REFUSAL | how cops get off0:00 - Video 1 | I tell a cop "you're dism. In one instance, Allers stole $10,000 he found while searching the home of a man named "D.R.". the epic corruption and fraud that included using his badge to send innocent people to jail. Sgt. Charges again officer involved in strip club brawl filed, dropped. They were released in February 2022, serving less than five years behind bars. In his plea, Gondo admitted acting as a lookout during a home invasion, stealing money during arrests and searches as an officer, arranging the sale of a seized gun and marijuana, and taking thousands of dollars in unearned overtime pay from the city. Jenkins is expected to be released in 2038. Ive got an entire pharmacy, the sergeant told Stepp. 2023 TIME USA, LLC. A Baltimore police officer caught on tape last year beating a suspect went to prison this year. His focus is on the characters in the unit and the fascinating twists and turns of the investigation that eventually brought the rogue cops to justice. Be informed of breaking news as it happens and notified about other don't-miss content with our free news alerts. Cellphone video outside of the Custom House Avenue strip club around 1:20 a.m. showed an officer pulling Middleton, who was off-duty, to the ground by her shirt collar. In January 2022, a law firms independent investigation into the GTTF found institutional failure in supervision of the officers. According to trial testimony, after robbing a high-level drug dealer, Jenkins listened to the man's phone calls to his wife from jail, telling her to hire a lawyer. Instead of getting rid of crime, police officers in the GTTF engaged in it, against the communities they were supposed to serve. A violent 2019 in the city was also a busy year for prosecutors, internal affairs detectives and others charged with policing Baltimores police. Prosecutors obtained text messages that showed conversations between Snell and family members dating back to 2014. They later realised they had taken the trash from the wrong house, but wrote up a fraudulent search warrant anyway. March 26, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. EDT A unit of the Baltimore Police Department, the Gun Trace Task Force, was supposed to target guns and drugs on the city's streets. 2023 Cable News Network. "This is a relief, yes," Johnson said. The jury reached the verdict after deliberating for less than two days. Officer Michael OSullivan was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Dec. 4 for perjury and misconduct in office. Rivera-Martinez, 32, was found guilty by a Baltimore City Circuit Court jury for beating then 16-year-old Melvin Townes in the face and head repeatedly with his taser after chasing him on North Gay Street at about 2 a.m. on July 5, 2016. [Crime] Horrific violence': Three fatally shot Tuesday in Baltimore, including well-known community leader, in October, when Baltimore States Attorney Marilyn Mosby, Former Baltimore police officer Arthur Williams, 26, Veteran former Baltimore police officer Michael Gentil. >> IT WAS A GUT PUNCH TO THE FAMILY. IT IS JUST AWFUL. In February, former Baltimore police detective Momodu Gondo was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for racketeering and conspiracy to distribute heroin, winning a reduced sentence after cooperating with the federal government. Adapted from former Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fentons 2021 book We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption, the show chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most shocking instances of police corruption in Baltimores history. REPORTER: THEIR MOTHER DIED 8 YEARS AFTER THE CRASH NOW THEY BELIEVE THE CITY OF BALTIMORE IS ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY. Rayam had admitted to crimes dating back to 2009. That car crashed into a car in which Davis and Cain were riding.| VIDEO BELOW: Family seeks justice from city after crash involving GTTFThe driver and passenger of the other car -- Umar Burley and Brent Matthews -- were accused of possessing heroin, arrested and convicted. Please enter valid email address to continue. Officer Michael OSullivan was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Dec. 4 for perjury and misconduct in office. Updated He testified under oath that he witnessed Yusuf Smith toss a handgun while running from officers on the Alameda in May 2018. Jenkins pleaded guilty to regularly stealing drugs from the people he stopped or arrested. He re-sold the drugs through a bail bondsman, who testified that Jenkins would leave large amounts of marijuana, heroin and cocaine in a shed in his backyard on an almost nightly basis. A total of 305 officers were flagged in Mosbys list that was forwarded to the department this month. "It could have been any of us. Gondo admitted that he provided information and protection to a heroin operation, which included a childhood friend. Troy Snell, a former police officer in Baltimore and Philadelphia, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison in April for helping a member of the Gun Trace Task Force sell drugs on the street in Baltimore. Both were later exonerated once it was revealed GTTF members planted the drugs and falsified reports. Moore, a 14-year veteran with the department, was placed on unpaid suspension before his guilty plea and is no longer with the department. Gun Trace Task Force fallout: Jemell Rayam. Rayam at one point gave guns and police uniforms to friends and had them break into a home where Rayam was aware of $20,000 being inside. Some of the letters convicted former BPD cop Daniel Hersl has written about the Gun Trace Task Force. Hersl is serving his time in Missouri. Its Time to Radically Rethink Public Safety. Wayne Jenkins once showed squad members a grappling hook with a rope, sledgehammer, machete, masks and other items he kept in his patrol car while on duty. 8:24 PM EST, Mon February 12, 2018. Court records, sentencing memorandums and Baltimore Sun archives show that at least 20 Baltimore police officers including some who are no longer with the department were either charged, sentenced, or suspended during 2019. He told the jury that Jenkins instructed them to carry BB-guns in their police cars "in case you need to get yourself out of a situation" like shooting an unarmed suspect. Baltimore officials approved a $6 million payout in what is one of the city's largest settlements reached in the Gun Trace Task Force police misconduct case. "We didn't go above and beyond to make sure we were checking, to make sure that those people sworn to serve and protect hadn't turned themselves into the biggest gang in Baltimore," Scott said.| VIDEO BELOW: Baltimore pays out $575K in latest GTTF settlementMore GTTF settlement coverage from 11 News: This content is imported from Twitter. Baltimore, Md.--9/23/19-- BCPD Det. Gaff ordered a male passenger out of a vehicle in South Baltimore and pushed and hit the man when he failed to show his identification, according to prosecutors. Heilman, 27, was fired from the department in 2018 after passersby saw him found slumped over in his car in the early afternoon in Pigtown. Once Gondo was arrested and authorities began investigating the entire unit, the GTTFs scale of corruption became apparent. The officers had plead not guilty. Several protesters were arrested for disturbing the peace and Israeli media said at least six protesters were wounded. He is scheduled to be sentenced in December. Stolen drugs were regularly delivered to Stepps home, he said, where they were stashed before being resold on the street. After tackling a teenager and beating him with his stun gun in 2016, Carlos Rivera-Martinez was convicted of second-degree assault and misconduct in office in May. Former Baltimore police officer Arthur Williams, 26, was found guilty of second-degree assault in June after body-camera footage that went viral showed him punching a man several times in East Baltimore on a sidewalk in 2018. The DOJ report came shortly after Grays killing sparked an uprising in the city and throughout the U.S. decrying police brutality and racial discrimination. Kings attorney, Levin, also represented Jenkins. Baltimore police officials say they are working not only to address problems in the department, but also to become more responsive to members of the public. The men received $8 million in restitution, and some of the officers involved in the task force have been convicted in federal court on various charges. Brown, 43, was charged with driving a Baltimore City vehicle while under the influence of alcohol after a crash in Hartford County in 2018 and with carrying a handgun while under the influence, according to court records. Gaff originally wrote in a police report that the man resisted arrest, although body camera footage captured a different narrative, according to Baltimore Sun reports. The sentencing judge, J. Frederick Motz, lamented at the time that the sentences were absolutely disproportionate to the crimes that were committed but said he had no discretion to depart from the mandatory sentencing laws. Middleton was originally charged with assault, but charges were dropped. They stole 800g of heroin, jewellery, watches and a gun. Jenifer Wicks, Taylors attorney, had accused the government of building a conspiracy case with witnesses plucked from the depths of the criminal underworld, according to WBAL-TV. From the bench, Baltimore Circuit Judge Yolanda Tanner said Williams repeated blows to McGrier were without justification. She sentenced him to 9 months in jail after finding Williams guilty of second-degree assault and official misconduct. Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, who was the leader of the unit, pleaded guilty to multiple charges including racketeering, robbery, and falsification of records and was sentenced to 25 years in prison, the stiffest of all the sentences. Baltimore Police remain under a consent decree to correct years of civil rights abuses. This article was published more than1 year ago. The report also revealed racial disparities in who was impacted by the corruption and abuse. A third officer came over and intervened. A federal jury on Monday convicted two former members of a defunct Baltimore police gun task force in a corruption trial. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our, Digital NOW IT HAS JUSTICE. Keith Gladstone pleaded guilty, Gladstones indictment came amidst the continuing investigation, eight city officers were convicted of racketeering offenses, In February former Baltimore police detective Momodu Gondo. Wayne Jenkins, who pleaded guilty to years of robberies and drug dealing, received 25 years in prison in 2018. Neither sentence is unreasonable given the offense conduct in this case, Assistant U.S. Attorney Sandra Wilkinson wrote. Who were the members of the Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF)? >> IT MEANS A LOT TO ME AND MY FAMILY. | VIDEO BELOW: Family seeks justice from city after crash involving GTTF, Shirley Johnson on $6 million settlement with Baltimore City involving GTTF officer misconduct and 2010 crash that killed her father Elbert Davis Sr. and seriously injured her mother Phosa Cain who later died from her injuries. Maryland police responded to the crash on northbound I-95 in the Edgewood area, according to State Police. He testified under oath that he witnessed Yusuf Smith toss a handgun while running from officers on The Alameda in May of 2018. Washington (AFP) - A police officer described as perhaps the most corrupt in the history of the Baltimore police department was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday. appreciated. MAYOR BRANDON SCOTT SAYS THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY POLICE REFORM, TRAINING AND OVERSIGHT ARE NECESSARY. When there is misconduct, there must be accountability, said Gupta, now president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Cell phone video outside of the Custom House Avenue strip club around 1:20 a.m., showed an officer pulling Middleton, who was off-duty, to the ground by her shirt collar. A federal jury found former Baltimore Police Detective Robert Hankard guilty of corruption and conspiracy charges Monday, including allegations he conspired with others to plant a BB gun on a man . Sergeant Thomas Allers, another supervisor, is serving a 15-year sentence in Florida and his release date is in June 2030. The city is accepting responsibility and is being held accountable after the Board of Estimates approved the settlement at its meeting Wednesday morning. Taylor was not involved in that incident, according to the criminal complaint. "Baltimore has been through a lot. Federal prosecutors said they used their authority to rob suspects of drugs and money. 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