Fed Jury Finds Corruption in Baltimore Docks

Just as portrayed in the HBO show “The Wire”, the docks in Baltimore need some cleaning up. By Van Smith Baltimore City Paper BALTIMORE — A federal jury in Baltimore returned a guilty verdict on Sept. 30 against three union port workers, finding that they conspired to defraud their employer, the stevedoring company Ports America…

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Feds Probe Shenanigans at Baltimore Docks

There’s a lot of commerce that flows through the bustling docks of Baltimore. And there’s a lot of shenanigans as well. Baltimore City Paper investigative reporter Van Smith takes a look at some of the questionable activity the feds are probing. By Van Smith Baltimore City Paper BALTIMORE — The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the…

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