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Maryland U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein announces the guilty pleas of former Prince George's County Councilman and Del. William Alberto Campos-Escobar on conspiracy and bribery charges during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Greenbelt, Maryland. Prosecutors said the 42-year-old Campos-Escobar, who goes by Campos, conspired to solicit and accept bribes in exchange for favorable actions. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
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Maryland U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein announces the guilty pleas of former Prince George's County Councilman and Del. William Alberto Campos-Escobar on conspiracy and bribery charges during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Greenbelt, Maryland. Prosecutors said the 42-year-old Campos-Escobar, who goes by Campos, conspired to solicit and accept bribes in exchange for favorable actions. The FBI Baltimore's Assistant Special Agent in Charge Scott Hinckley stands at left. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
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FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2016 file photo, from left to right, Nicole Maldonado, Myriah Flores, and her mother Sharlene Benavidez attend a candlelight vigil for 10-year-old Victoria Martens at the apartment complex, in Albuquerque, N.M., where the young girl lived and was killed. Martens was strangled to death on her 10th birthday before she was dismembered and her remains set on fire, according to an autopsy released months after police uncovered the sexual abuse they say she suffered at the hands of her mother and others leading up to her killing. (Jim Thompson /The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)
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In this June 18, 2015, file photo, Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, N.C. A federal jury has sentenced Roof to death for killing nine black church members in a racially motivated attack in 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
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Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke approaches the bench for his hearing with Judge Vincent Gaughan at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building in Chicago Tuesday Jan. 10, 2017, in Chicago. Van Dyke is charged with murder in the October 2014 death of Laquan McDonald, who was shot 16 times. The Cook County judge on Tuesday ordered the release of McDonald's juvenile records, except for records about his birth mother and sister. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
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Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, prior to testifying at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. smile as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., takes his seat on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, after a break in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Christopher Wilkins. Wilkins is set for lethal injection Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, as the nation's first execution this year. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)
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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2007 file photo, Ricky Gray is escorted from the county courthouse in Culpeper, Va., following Gray's preliminary hearing. A federal judge has refused to halt the execution of Gray, convicted of killing a family of four in 2006. Gray’s attorneys had asked U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson for a delay to enable him to challenge the state’s plan to use lethal injection drugs from a secret compounding pharmacy. (Mike Morones /The Free Lance-Star via AP)
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FILE - In this June 18, 2015 file photo, Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, N.C. Relatives of Tywanza Sanders are slated to be the last to testify Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Roof’s federal sentencing trial. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
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This Nov. 21, 2016 file photo provided by the Michigan Attorney General's office shows former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. Nassar, who has been accused of sexually abusing gymnasts, was hit with a new lawsuit filed in federal court in western Michigan on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, by 18 women and girls who say they were molested by him, mostly at his clinic at Michigan State University. (Michigan Attorney General's office via AP, File)
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Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty shoots during overtime in an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild in Los Angeles, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. The Kings won 4-3 in overtime. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price reaches out to snag the pack against the Washington Capitals during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Law enforcement surround the Alabama Credit Union on reports of a hostage standoff in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Lt. Teena Richardson, a Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman, told al.com that a gunman entered the building and took the employees inside hostage. (Ben Flanagan/AL.com via AP)
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Law enforcement surround the Alabama Credit Union on reports of a hostage standoff in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Lt. Teena Richardson, a Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman, told al.com that a gunman entered the building and took the employees inside hostage. (Ben Flanagan/AL.com via AP)
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Law enforcement respond to the Alabama Credit Union on reports of a hostage standoff in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Lt. Teena Richardson, a Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman, told al.com that a gunman entered the building and took the employees inside hostage. (Ben Flanagan/AL.com via AP)
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Law enforcement respond to the Alabama Credit Union on reports of a hostage standoff in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Lt. Teena Richardson, a Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman, told al.com that a gunman entered the building and took the employees inside hostage. (Ben Flanagan/AL.com via AP)
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Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)