GREENBELT, Md. (DC News Now) — A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty in federal court to drug, firearm, and fraud charges related to COVID-19 unemployment benefits Wednesday, according to the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the District of Maryland.
Vincent Ford, 22, of Baltimore, Maryland, was charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and oxycodone; possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon; and wire fraud, in connection with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 unemployment insurance (UI) benefits.
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According to Ford’s guilty plea, on Feb. 17, 2023, Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) officers pulled over a car with heavily tinted windows where they discovered a marijuana smell coming from the car, to which the driver confirmed was marijuana inside.
Police say Ford was a passenger in the car and was wearing an unzipped gray satchel. Officers searched the car and seized a loaded Taurus G3C semi-automatic firearm under his seat that was determined to have been stolen from a car in Baltimore…