In October 2022, Silverman Thompson’s client—an Ivy League-educated attorney and mother of two working in a career position with the federal government—was arrested and charged in federal court with cyberstalking. In January 2025, the Government dismissed the case. While the criminal complaint comprised more than 100 pages, it was primarily…
Can I Sue to Stop Internet Harassment? Like all things in the law, the answer is “maybe.” Criminal charges (visit part 1 of this series) typically require what is called specific intent and it will require more than bad language or opinion posted about another person in a single instance. …
In the last few years, explosive growth of social media caused an explosion of internet harassment. Whether it is internet harassment of a person or a business, the growth of cyber-bullying, revenge porn, or just plain false information online has grown exponentially. Changes in evolving technology have been far…
“Moving forward, our office will continue to pursue stiff penalties [for child pornography cases] …” That was the strong message delivered by Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy on November 20, 2023, following the sentencing of Patrick Wojahn. Wojahn, the former mayor of College Park, pled guilty to 140…
As a Maryland Criminal Attorney, I often represent people charged with Internet crimes such as solicitation of a minor for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity. I was recently retained in such a case in Baltimore County Circuit Court wherein my client is charged not with soliciting a minor…
Our firm has represented both doctors and and Web sites who are under investigation or have been charged with prescribing controlled substances via the Web. The growing number of Web sites that offer consumers the opportunity to obtain prescription medications pursuant to an online medical consultation have been attracting considerable…
U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz today imposed a sentence of five-years probation in a Child Pornography possession case in United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Federal Sentencing Guidelines had called for a sentence of between 57 – 71 months incarceration. Federal prosecutors had argued that the…