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$83K Salary, $7.1M Lifestyle: Virginia Man Lived Large On Employer's Millions, Feds Say
Ricardo Fontanilla was making about $83,000 a year in Virginia.
He was spending like he had hit the jackpot.
Luxury brands. Premium flights through the Caribbean and Asia. Millions in credit card bills. Hundreds of thousands toward mortgages, loans and investments.
The problem, federal prosecutors say, was that the money wasn't his.
Fontanilla, 66, of Fairfax, has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud after investigators say he spent years secretly funneling more than $7.1 million from his employer into a personal bank account, according to federal investigators on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
And F…
Maryland Man Dies After Walking Into SUV's Path During Possible Medical Emergency: Police
A possible medical emergency turned deadly on a Maryland roadway.
Tesfaye Fugago Liranso, 67, of Gaithersburg, died on Saturday, Aug. 8, more than two weeks after he was struck by an SUV on West Deer Park Road, Montgomery County Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
The crash happened at approximately 2:34 p.m. on Friday, July 24, near Hermosa Place in Gaithersburg.
City police officers responding to the scene found Liranso suffering from life-threatening injuries.
He was rushed to an area hospital in critical condition, where he remained until his death.
Investigators now believe there …
Raw Oysters At Steakhouse Left Firefighter With Permanent Brain Damage, Lawsuit Says
A father, ex-Marine, and firefighter suffered cardiac arrest and a permanent brain injury after eating raw oysters at a popular Chicago steakhouse chain, according to a newly filed lawsuit.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Joe Belgio on Monday, Aug. 10, in Cook County Circuit Court, IL, against Gibsons Steakhouse - Oak Brook, LLC, GRG Holdings, Supreme Lobster and Seafood Company, Taylor Shellfish Company, and other defendants.
Belgio ate at Gibsons Oak Brook, a suburb of Chicago, on June 30, 2025, where he ordered and ate raw oysters, according to the complaint. The lawsuit says he ate n…
DC Men Busted In $500K Retail Theft Ring That Hit 100-Plus Businesses: Police
More than $500,000 in merchandise. More than 100 businesses. Six suspects in custody. And Maryland investigators say they aren't finished yet.
The sprawling organized retail theft investigation began in Prince George's County in February 2025 before eventually stretching across Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Washington, DC, according to local police.
Six suspects are now in custody, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 11:
Daryl Michael Jackson, 30, of Washington, DC;
Cyan Rocke, 25, of Capitol Heights;
Marco Morgan, 37, of Washington, DC;
Tia Courtney, 31, of Capitol …
