Baltimore Det. on DEA Task Force Pleads Guilty to Stealing Funds and Diamond Watch and Filing False Claim to DEA

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A Baltimore police detective on a DEA Task Force pleaded guilty Tuesday in Baltimore federal court  to stealing Baltimore police funds, submitting a false claims to DEA for an informant and stealing a seized diamond watch, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Authorities alleged that detective Mark J. Lunsford, 40, …

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Baltimore Cop on DEA Task Force Charged in Scheme to Get Informant Money; Also Charged With Pocketing Some Himself

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A Baltimore police detective on a DEA Task Force was charged Tuesday with fraudulently arranging for an informant to get more than $10,000 in payoffs he didn’t deserve,  the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.  The cop is also charged with pocketing some of that money. Detective Mark J. Lunsford, 29,…

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