Former top attorney admits to lying to Congress
The former head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which upholds anti-discrimination and whistleblower laws, pleaded guilty to withholding information from members of the House of Representatives about computer files he had erased.
In March 2008, the lawmakers met with Scott Bloch to determine why Bloch had hired Geeks On Call to delete OSC computer files. Bloch admitted Tuesday that he illegally withheld information from Congress, leaving him in contempt. He faces a $100,000 fine and up to six months in jail.
Teen campers threatened with machetes
Frederick County authorities say three men threatened two teenage boys and two teenage girls with machetes and a baseball bat at a campsite.
The three men, two ages 21 and a third age 22, robbed the teens Saturday at a campsite along the Monocacy River, police said. The teens, ages 15 to 17, handed over the cash the three men allegedly demanded.
Ex-CIA officer facing sex charge arrested in Va.
A former CIA station chief accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in Algiers, Algeria, was arrested in Norfolk after he failed to appear for a court date in D.C., authorities said.
Andrew Marvin Warren was arrested without incident Monday. A bench warrant was issued for him in Washington last week after he failed to appear to face charges that he sexually assaulted the woman in Algiers.
Va. man hit by softball dies
A Virginia man died after he was in the head with a softball Saturday at the Potomack Lakes Sportsplex in Loudoun County, authorities said.
George Crisp, 55, was part of a men’s softball league and father of six children.
– Compiled by Freeman Klopott
